Budget 2025-26: 12.7 lakh tonne urea plant to be set up at Namrup, Assam
On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 announced a urea plant with annual capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tons at Namrup, Assam.
Summary
On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 announced that a urea plant with an annual capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tons will be set up at Namrup, Assam, to augment urea supply. The Finance Minister noted that the Government had earlier reopened three dormant urea plants in the Eastern region for Atmanirbharta in urea production.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 1 Feb 2025, Parliament, New Delhi; plant at Namrup, Assam
- Capacity
- 12.7 lakh metric tons a year
- Context
- Three dormant urea plants in the Eastern region reopened earlier
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Where will the 12.7 lakh metric ton urea plant announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 be set up?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — Namrup, Assam
Budget speech (para 23): a plant with annual capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tons will be set up at Namrup, Assam.