Question : SETTING UP OF GAS BASED FERTILIZER PLANTS

(a) Whether the Government are contemplating to set up gas based fertilizer plants; and

(b) If so, the details thereof, State-wise and location-wise?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (DR. CHHATTRA PAL SINGH)

(a): Setting up of fertilizer plants is not subject to any licensing requirements and entrepreneurs are free to set up/expand fertilizer plants anywhere in the country subject to environmental clearance.

(b): At present, there is no proposal for setting up any new gas based fertilizer plants in the public sector in the country. However, KRIBHCO, a multi-state cooperative society under the administrative control of Department of Fertilizers, has revived its proposal for expansion of its existing urea production capacity at Hazira in Gujarat by setting up an additional ammonia-urea stream.