Cabinet okays new urea policy. What changes?

Prelims-testable facts

• 01The Union Cabinet has approved a new National Investment Policy for Urea (NIPU-2026) to create fresh domestic urea capacity.
• 02The proposed policy aims to add 10 million tonnes of fresh urea capacity in the country.
• 03The new investment framework will make India self-reliant in the most widely consumed fertilizer.
• 04The policy includes reforms for the urea sector, including a new investment policy and production norms.
• 05The Cabinet has cleared a new investment policy aimed at expanding India's domestic urea manufacturing capacity.
• 06The initiative seeks to attract fresh investments in the urea sector with improved returns and lower forex risk.
• 07The National Investment Policy 2026 aims to boost domestic urea capacity and reduce reliance on imports.

Trap alerts

• Most people think the new policy will only focus on increasing production, but actually it also includes reforms for investment and subsidy extension.
• Most people think the policy will create 9-10 million tonnes of fresh urea capacity, but actually the Cabinet has approved a National Investment Policy to create 10 million tonne capacity.