The Fertiliser Ministry has sought Rs. 12,000-crore under a special banking arrangement (SBA) from the Finance Ministry to pay part of the subsidy bill to the industry facing a liquidity crunch. The SBA has been sought as the domestic urea subsidy funds have been exhausted. The total requirement of funds is about Rs. 30,000-crore, which the department might seek under supplementary grant. "We want to make sure that payments are made to the industry on time and until we get additional funds, we have sought Rs.
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