(a) the number of registered units of the chemical industry in the country, State/UTwise
including Madhya Pradesh;
(b) the efforts made by the Government to incentivize the units during the last three
years;
(c) whether the Government has provided any financial assistance and other
concessions to the chemical industry to boost growth and provide relief to the
employees and labourers working there; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
(DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)
(a) The chemical sector is de-licensed and de-regulated except for the hazardous
chemicals. However, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified
the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals (MSIHC) Rules, 1989
and Chemical Accident (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules,
1996 for ensuring chemical safety at various industrial units involved in handling and
manufacturing of hazardous chemicals. Further, Chief Inspector of Factories of States
compiles information on Major Accident Hazard (MAH) units (defined under MSIHC
Rules, 1989). The state wise information of MAH Units till May-2021 is given at
Annexure-I.
Also, there are 1189 chemical industries (17 categories of highly polluting industries)
in the country as per the data available with Central Pollution Control Board which
includes Pesticide (82), Oil & Refinery (23), Dye (124), Fertilizer (117),
Pharmaceuticals (774), Chlor-Alkali (33) and Petrochemical (36). Whereas, in Madhya
Pradesh, total number chemical industries is 25 which includes Oil & Refinery (1), Dye
(1), Fertilizer (8), Pharmaceuticals (12), Chlor-Alkali (2) and Petrochemical (1). The
state wise list of highly polluting chemical industries is given as Annexure-II.
(b) to (d) This Department is promoting Plastic Parks which aims to develop an
ecosystem with state-of-the-art infrastructure and enabling common facilities through
cluster development approach, to consolidate and synergize the capacities of the
domestic downstream Plastic Processing Industry. The larger objective of the scheme
is to contribute to the economy by increasing investment, production, export in the
sector and also generation of employment. Under the scheme, the Government of
India provides grant funding up to 50% of the project cost, subject to a ceiling of Rs.
40 crore per project.
Annexure-I
List of Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Units
As on May, 2021
Sl. No. State No. of MAH units
1. 1. A&N (2021) 2
2. A.P. (2020) 79
3. Arunachal Pradesh (2021) 1
4. Assam (2021) 27
5. Bihar (2021) 30
6. Chandigarh (2020) -
7. Chhattisgarh (2019) 16
8. Daman & Diu (2017) -
9. Dadra & N.H. (2017) -
10. Delhi (2021) 16
11. Goa (2021) 13
12. Gujarat (2020) 545
13. Haryana (2017) 60
14. H.P. (2020) 8
15. J&K (2021) 11
16. Jharkhand (2018) 18
17. Karnataka (2019) 81
18. Kerala (2021) 40
19. Lakshadweep (2017) -
20. Madhya Pradesh (2021) 92
21. Maharashtra (2021) 339
22. Manipur (2021) 2
23. Meghalaya (2020) -
24. Mizoram (2017) -
25. Nagaland (2018) 2
26. Orissa (2019) 35
27. Pondicherry (2018) 3
28. Punjab (2018) 59
29. Rajasthan (2018) 106
30. Sikkim (2010) -
31. Tamil Nadu (2014) 126
32. Telengana (2021) 74
33. Tripura (2021) 3
34. Uttar Pradesh (2021) 163
35. Uttarakhand (2019) 39
36. West Bengal (2017) 102
Total 2092
Annexure-II
List of 17 categories of Highly Pol luting - Chemical industries
S.
No
State and UT Total number of
Chemical Industries
1. Andhra Pradesh 159
2. Arunachal Pradesh 0
3. Assam 9
4. Bihar 2
5. Chhat t isgarh 2
6. Goa 3
7. Gujarat 192
8. Haryana 36
9. Himachal Pradesh 4
10. Jammu & Kashmi r 7
11. Jharkhand 3
12. Karnataka 92
13. Kerala 8
14. Madhya Pradesh 25
15. Maharashtra 186
16. Manipur 0
17. Meghalaya 0
18. Mizoram 0
19. Nagaland 0
20. Odisha 10
21. Punjab 26
22. Rajasthan 48
23. Sikkim 1
24. Tamil Nadu 46
25. Telangana 274
26. Tr ipura 0
27. Ut tar Pradesh 33
28. Ut tarakhand 2
29. West Bengal 17
30. Andaman & Nicobar Island 0
31. Chandigarh 0
32. Daman, Diu & Dadra Nagar Haveli 1
33. Delhi 0
34. Lakshadweep 0
35. Pondicher ry 3
Total 1189
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