Urea Subsidy
Updated: 17 Oct 2025
Ministry:
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Beneficiary:
Farmers
Overview
The Urea Subsidy Scheme is a Central Sector initiative ensuring affordable and timely urea availability to farmers by providing subsidies on notified MRP, including freight costs, with DBT linked to beneficiary authentication.
- Aim: To ensure timely and easy availability of urea fertilizers at affordable prices.
- Type: Central Sector Scheme
- Subsidised Urea: Farmers are provided subsidized urea at a statutorily notified Maximum Retail Price (MRP).
- Freight cost: Subsidy also incorporates cost of freight movement across the country.
- Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT): Only upon the sale getting registered on the e-Urvarak DBT portal a company claim subsidy.
- Authentication of beneficiaries: Either Aadhaar or Kisan Credit Card number is mandatory