Department of Fertilizers launches fully digital integrated fertilizer subsidy claim process
Union Minister J. P. Nadda launched an integrated online fertilizer subsidy claim process on 1 January 2026, linking the Department of Fertilizers' iFMS with the PFMS of the Controller General of Accounts.
Summary
Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister J. P. Nadda launched an integrated, fully digital fertilizer subsidy claim process on 1 January 2026. The system links the Department of Fertilizers' Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS) with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) of the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance. About ₹2 lakh crore of fertilizer subsidy is to be processed through the digital platform.
Key facts
- Launched
- 1 January 2026, by J. P. Nadda
- Systems linked
- iFMS (Dept of Fertilizers) + PFMS (Controller General of Accounts)
- Scale
- ~₹2 lakh crore of fertilizer subsidy to be processed digitally
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The integrated digital fertilizer subsidy claim process launched in January 2026 links the Department of Fertilizers' iFMS with which system?
Show answer
Correct answer: B — PFMS of the Controller General of Accounts
PIB (Department of Fertilizers): the initiative is a partnership between iFMS of the Department of Fertilizers and PFMS of the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance.