Govt. has put in place a robust mechanism for urea supply, says Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Atchannaidu

Minister for Agriculture and Marketing K. Atchannaidu has reiterated that the government is committed to supplying urea to every farmer, saying a robust and transparent mechanism has been put in place for it at the district level, wherein fertilizers reach the farmer without any scope for corruption.

Addressing a review meeting on urea supply at the Secretariat on Thursday, Mr. Atchannaidu said sufficient quantities of the fertilizer were available, and the issues raised by the farmers would be promptly sorted out.

He said 48,478 MT more urea had been distributed through Markfed compared to the quantity supplied by the YSRCP government, while rebutting the charge that an artificial scarcity was created for diverting urea to the black market.

The NDA government strengthened the Markfed and was supplying urea through it to the farmers in the desired manner.

Mr. Atchannaidu said between 2021–22 and 2023–24, the average annual urea supply during the YSRCP regime was only 1,55,617 MT compared to 2,04,096 MT so far in 2025–26.

The State government could get higher allocation of urea from the Centre due to the initiative taken by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. The farmers used 87,880 MT more urea than the previous year for various crops, he said.

Annadata benefit

Eligible farmers were being paid ₹20,000 each per year under the Annadata Sukhibhava – PM Kisan scheme, the first installment of which, amounting to ₹7,000, had already been deposited into their accounts, he said.

Mr. Atchannaidu clarified that some farmers did not receive the benefit previously due to issues with e-KYC and activation of their bank accounts by the NPCI, which had since been resolved.