India's fertilizer subsidy burden surges as global gas prices spike. The government faces mounting fiscal pressure from its outdated subsidy regime as urea and natural gas costs climb due to West Asian disruptions and LNG supply constraints. A shift from product subsidies to direct income transfers for farmers would relieve public finances, improve agricultural efficiency, reduce emissions, and enhance soil health. With natural gas allocations to fertilizer producers cut by thirty percent and global prices rising, delay becomes increasingly costly. Reforming this inefficient system now would protect government finances from further strain while modernizing India's agricultural support framework for sustainable productivity gains.
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