The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for the upcoming Rabi season 2025–26.
The decision, taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, covers the period from October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, and involves a tentative budgetary requirement of ₹37,952.29 crore. The allocation is about ₹736 crore higher than that for the Kharif season 2025
Under the approved framework, subsidies will be provided on P&K fertilizers, including Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and NPKS grades (Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potash, and Sulphur), based on the notified rates for the Rabi season.
According to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, the decision will ensure that farmers continue to receive fertilizers at subsidised, affordable, and reasonable prices. The move also aims to rationalise subsidies on P&K fertilizers in line with recent fluctuations in international prices of fertilizers and raw materials.
The government currently makes available 28 grades of P&K fertilizers, including DAP, to farmers through fertilizer manufacturers and importers at subsidised rates under the NBS scheme, which has been in place since April 1, 2010.