Fertiliser sales rise despite patchy monsoon
The fertiliser subsidy, which amounted to Rs 81,124.33 crore in 2019-20, shot up to Rs 127,921.74 crore in 2020-21, Rs 153,758.10 crore in 2021-22 and Rs 251,339.35 crore in 2022-23, while budgeted at Rs 175,099.92 crore for the current fiscal.