ECC directs Petroleum Division for gas supply to fertilizer plants in kharif season
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ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of Cabinet directed Petroleum Division to supply indigenous gas to fertilizer plants till May 31 aimed at meeting urea requirement in country for upcoming kharif season, setting aside option of importing urea fertilizer.
ECC meeting chaired by Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar made this direction after considering and deliberating on summary submitted by Ministry of Industries and Production on urea fertilizer requirement for kharif-2023 season, news release said.
Ministry presented details on demand, production and domestic production gap of urea fertilizer in country for kharif season.
Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan, Minister for Industries and Production Syed Murtaza Mahmud, Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar, MNA/Ex-PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, SAPM on Finance Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha, SAPM on Government Effectiveness Dr Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan, federal secretaries and senior officers attended.
Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 16 2023
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