# CAG begins two-year audit to check urea diversion, plug subsidy leakages

> India's Comptroller and Auditor General has started a two-year audit of urea consumption and subsidy efficiency. It identified 169 districts across 15 states where urea use is well above state and national averages. FY26 fertilizer subsidies reached Rs 2.17 trillion, with urea imports rising sharply.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T03:10:14.432Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98911-cag-begins-two-year-audit-to-check-urea-diversion-plug-subsidy-leakages
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

An audit targeting diversion could tighten urea distribution and reduce subsidized demand over time, while rising import needs keep India a key buyer in global urea markets.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| UREA | 2024-11-01 | [Fertilizer subsidy payout declines in April-September  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5408-fertilizer-subsidy-payout-declines-in-april-september-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |
| UREA | 2024-01-22 | [Congress Needs to Get Creative to Boost Reference Prices, Crop Insurance and Disaster Aid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32101-congress-needs-to-get-creative-to-boost-reference-prices-crop-insurance-and.md) | +12.6% | +13.1% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/cag-begins-two-year-audit-to-check-urea-diversion-plug-subsidy-leakages-11794579329784.html

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