Cabinet approves the Nutrient Based Subsidy rates for Rabi 2025- 26 on Phosphatic and Potassic fertilizers

Key Points

1. Cabinet approved Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Rabi Season 2025-26.
2. The NBS rates apply to Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers.
3. The Rabi season 2025-26 covers the period from 01.10.2025 to 31.03.2026.
4. The tentative budgetary requirement for Rabi season 2025-26 is approximately Rs. 37,952.29 crore.
5. This budgetary requirement is approximately Rs. 736 crore more than that for Kharif season 2025.
6. The NBS scheme has been in effect since 01.04.2010.