evidence: The Finance Ministry has granted Rs 10,000 crore to Fertiliser Ministry under special banking arrangement to provide loan to cash-starved fertiliser companies at reasonable rates. "Before placing the Budget, the Finance Ministry...granted us Rs 10,000 crore under special banking arrangement (SBA). [...] Fertiliser subsidy arrears are estimated to be around Rs 35,000 crore by end of this fiscal. In view of delayed payment of subsidy by the government, the industry has to bear about Rs 4,000 crore annually as interest cost.