evidence: New Delhi: Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar on Monday said that to reduce the burden of fertiliser subsidy backlogs, a special banking arrangement of Rs 10,000 crore has been approved in the Budget 2017-18. "To reduce the burden of fertiliser subsidy backlogs, a special banking arrangement of Rs 10,000 crore has been approved in this Budget," the minister told media persons while presenting his views on Budget 2017-18. The minister said that the overall budget allocation for the fertiliser sector is Rs 74,235 crore.