Sunil Jakhar Thanks Prime Minister Narendra Modi For 64% Increase In Subsidy On Phosphatic And Potassic Fertilisers

Nov12,2026 | Jagrati Lahar Bureau | Chandigarh

* Says the Modi government will provide ₹62,370 crore in fertiliser subsidies during the rabi season, with a separate subsidy for urea.
* Says farmers will continue to get DAP at ₹1,350 per bag despite rising global prices.
* Says the Union government buys DAP at ₹100 per kg and makes it available to farmers at ₹27 per kg.
* Criticises the AAP government over delays in fertiliser distribution, alleged exploitation of farmers in mandis, and its failure to formulate an agricultural policy.

Chandigarh, November 12
Former Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he called a record 64% increase in the subsidy on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for the rabi season. He also criticised the Bhagwant Mann government for failing to distribute fertiliser on time and for failing to formulate an agricultural policy for Punjab despite nearly four years and nine months in office.

Thanking the Modi-led Union government for allocating ₹62,370 crore in subsidies for phosphatic and potassic fertilisers during the rabi season, Jakhar said Punjab stood to benefit the most because, according to him, its fertiliser consumption was the highest in the country. He said the subsidy also covered sulphur-containing fertilisers and that the government had kept the price of a bag of DAP at ₹1,350 to shield farmers from rising prices linked to the crisis in West Asia and conditions in global markets. He added that potassic fertilisers were particularly important for Punjab’s horticulture sector, especially kinnow orchards, while sulphur-containing fertilisers were needed for mustard and other oilseed crops.

Jakhar also thanked Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers J. P. Nadda. He said the subsidy on urea was separate from this allocation.

Jakhar said the Union government was providing a nutrient-based subsidy of ₹94.20 per kg for nitrogen and ₹66.11 per kg for phosphorus. He said the government was buying DAP at ₹100 per kg and supplying it to farmers at ₹27 per kg. He added that the Prime Minister was increasing subsidies for farmers and providing a cash credit limit (CCL) for paddy procurement, while the AAP government had allowed fertiliser stocks to sit in cooperative societies for a month. According to Jakhar, the fertiliser reached the societies in October, but the state government failed to approve bank credit limits on time under its new policy. As a result, distribution began only after November 5. He said the delay caused anxiety in the market and pushed back sowing.

Jakhar further said the Centre had released ₹42,786.68 crore for paddy procurement on September 28, 2026, and alleged that the state government had closed mandis, leaving farmers stranded. He said procurement in Punjab begins on October 1 and that this year’s funds were provided to procure 180 lakh metric tonnes of paddy. He asked why the Punjab government had failed to estimate how much paddy would arrive in the mandis and write to the Union government in time to seek a higher procurement target. He said the state government had acted only after farmers were already struggling in the mandis.

Jakhar questioned what kind of planning could be expected from the Mann government when it had failed to formulate an agricultural policy for Punjab after nearly four years and nine months in office. He said agriculture requires extensive advance planning and asked how a government he accused of being preoccupied with looting Punjab could be expected to care about farmers. He said these issues would be addressed when Punjab had a capable, responsible BJP government that understood them.