Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare Shri Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting on July 26 to assess the situation of raw materials in the country for the manufacturing of Fertilisers.
- He informed the Parliament on July 26 that India to explore indigenous deposits of phosphatic rock, a step towards becoming Aatma Nirbhar in fertilizer production.
About Rock Phosphate
- Rock Phosphate is the key raw material for DAP and NPK fertilizers. Currently India is 90% dependent on imports for this raw material.
- Phosphate rocks are majorly produced only from two States in India, namely Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
- Of the total reserves/resources, 34% are in Jharkhand, 31% in Rajasthan, 19% in Madhya Pradesh, 8% in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand each, respectively. Small quantities of resources are also located in Gujarat and Meghalaya.
