Govt yet to finalise new fertiliser dealer list, urges caution against rumours

The Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday said that the process of scrutinising lists received from districts for appointing new fertiliser dealers was still underway, and urged all concerned to avoid social media rumours in this regard.

“The scrutiny of the lists received from districts for the appointment of fertiliser dealers is ongoing at the ministry. No date has yet been fixed for the final appointment of fertiliser dealers,” the ministry said in a press release.

The ministry also requested the concerned people to remain cautious about unverified information and not to be confused by rumours circulating on social media.

The clarification comes amid widespread interest among applicants over the government’s ongoing process to appoint new fertiliser dealers across the country.

The Ministry of Agriculture had earlier received 46,095 applications against 4,931 proposed fertiliser dealerships, with the government planning to appoint dealers at the union and municipality levels to ensure timely fertiliser supplies to farmers.