One Nation One Fertilizer

On 24^th August, 2022, the Centre decided to implement One Nation One Fertiliser by introducing a “Single Brand for Fertilisers and Logo” under the fertiliser subsidy scheme named “Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojna” (PMBJP).

Rationale: The maximum retail price of urea is currently fixed by the government, which compensates companies for the higher cost of manufacturing or imports incurred by them.

• But companies cannot avail of subsidy if they sell at MRPs higher than that informally indicated by the government.
• There are some 26 fertilizers (inclusive of urea), on which government bears subsidy and also effectively decides the MRPs.
• Apart from ....