The Indian government provides subsidies on chemical fertilizers to ensure their availability to farmers at affordable prices. The pricing mechanism varies for different fertilizers like urea and P&K fertilizers. Raw materials for fertilizer production often come from natural gas and oil refining processes.
With reference to chemical fertilizers in India, consider the following statements : At present, the retail price of chemical fertilizers is market-driven and not administered by the Government. Ammonia, which is an input of urea, is produced from natural gas. Sulphur, which is a raw material for phosphoric acid fertilizer, is a by-product of oil refineries. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Asked in UPSC IAS 2020 · Topic: Agriculture and Allied Sectors (Agricultural Inputs: Seeds, Fertilizers, Irrigation, Power)
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