36 fertiliser dealers’ licence cancelled over discrepancies

The Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has cancelled licences of 36 fertiliser dealers between May 2024 and September 2025 following a number of discrepancies in their work.

During this period, the department also got 14 FIRs registered against fertiliser dealers, owners of plywood factories and other persons for their alleged involvement in illegal trade of subsidised agriculture grade urea.

Besides, 7,522 illegal bags of subsidised agriculture grade urea were also seized after conducting raids on godowns and impounding vehicles in the district.

“We are trying to nail persons involved in illegal trade of subsidised agriculture grade urea. The department is keeping an eye on such fertiliser dealers, who are not maintaining the stock in the prescribed format and violating other norms,” said Aditya Pratap Dabas, Deputy Director of Agriculture (DDA), Yamunanagar.

The subsidised agriculture grade urea is being used allegedly by some plywood factories to prepare glue (an adhesive), as the rate of the technical grade urea is higher than the subsidised agriculture grade urea.

“Agriculture grade urea can be used only for agriculture purpose. It is illegal to use it in the industry and for any other purpose,” said Dabas.