The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, along with the CM Flying squad, is intensifying their efforts to crack down on black marketing, hoarding of fertilisers and forceful tagging of non-subsidised agriculture products with subsidised fertilisers ahead of the Kharif sowing season.
They jointly conducted a raid at a warehouse allegedly linked to IFFCO e-Bazar and found large quantities of different fertilisers and products illegally stored and sold without a valid licence.
Officials involved in the joint team claimed that the company had failed to produce mandatory documents such as stock registers and bill books during the inspection. The fertilisers and agricultural products were reportedly being stored illegally at a warehouse on Hansi Road in Karnal.
Confirming the matter, Dr Wazir Singh, Deputy Director Agriculture (DDA), said the inspection team included CM Flying squad officials, along with Anil Kumar, Assistant Plant Protection Officer; Sunil Kumar, quality control inspector and Amarjeet Singh, subject matter specialist (plant protection).
“After the findings, we registered an FIR at Sadar Bazar police station under various sections 7,3, and 10 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 against M/s Mohan Enterprises and Amit Kumar Pandey, a resident of Kharagpur, Gonda in UP,” the DDA maintained.
He said the district administration was maintaining strict vigilance to prevent black marketing, hoarding and tagging of non-subsidised agriculture products with subsidized fertilisers.
“Till now, surprise inspections have been conducted at 55 fertiliser shops across the district. Licences of three fertiliser dealers have been cancelled, while licences of 10 others have been suspended after irregularities were detected,” he said.
He warned that strict action would be taken against any dealer found involved in hoarding, black marketing or forcing farmers to purchase non-subsidised products along with fertilisers.
He maintained that the action comes at a crucial time as nearly 5.3 lakh acres are cultivated during the kharif season in Karnal district, including around 4.7 lakh acres under paddy, 42,000 acres under sugarcane and nearly 38,000 acres under other crops.
Dr Singh said the district required nearly 1.05 lakh metric tonnes of urea and 20,000 metric tonnes of DAP during the season. As of May 26, around 22,000 metric tonnes of urea and 3,000 metric tonnes of DAP were available in stock. He also assured farmers that fertilisers were available in adequate quantities.
About the government guidelines, he said, nearly 40 per cent of urea and DAP fertilisers were being distributed through cooperative societies. Dealers have been directed not to divert fertiliser stock to neighbouring states or districts and to ensure proper matching of physical stock with POS machine records.
He also instructed dealers to prominently display stock availability and prices at their premises to ensure transparency in distribution.
Dr Singh urged farmers to purchase fertilisers, seeds and pesticides only against proper bills and advised them to register their crops for Kharif 2026 on the “Meri Fasal Mera Byora” portal.
“As per government instructions, farmers can obtain fertilisers through POS machines only after registration on the MFMB portal. Adequate stock is available in the district,” he said.
He said farmers facing any issue related to fertilisers could contact the office of the concerned Block Agriculture Officer for assistance.
