Supporting Balanced Fertilization: Nutrient-Based Subsidy Rates for Rabi 2025-26

Supporting Balanced Fertilization: Nutrient-Based Subsidy Rates for Rabi 2025-26: Key Takeaways The government approved the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Rabi 2025–26, effective from October 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, covering Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers, including DAP and NPKS grades. Tentative budgetary requirement for Rabi 2025–26 is approximately ₹37,952 crore, about ₹736 crore higher than the budgetary requirement for the Kharif 2025 season Over ₹2.04 lakh crore allocated between 2022–23 and 2024-25