OREANDA-NEWS. May 12, 2015. Details of import of crude oil, fertilizers and coal are as under:

 

 

 

 

(Values in Million US \\$)

 

Sl. No

ITEMS

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15*

 

1

Coal,Coke And Briquittes Etc

16995.89

16403.46

17692.07

 

 

Fertilizers Crude

1351.63

926.10

1025.43

 

 

Fertilizers Manufactured

7403.85

5337.83

6334.80

 

2

Fertilizers Total

8755.48

6263.93

7360.22

 

3

Petroleum: Crude

144519.72

143643.36

116442.11

 

Grand Total (1+2+3)

170271.09

166310.75

141494.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Import appraisal is done on quarterly basis by the Department of Commerce to see the trend in imports. However, the issues related to strategy for reducing the high import dependency on crude oil, coal and fertilizers are being addressed by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Ministry of Coal; and Department of Fertilizers respectively.

 

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.