(a) whether Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd. (IFFCO) and
Krishak Bharti Cooperative Ltd. (KRIBHCO) have prepared an
expansion plan for expanding their business;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
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(c) the names of places where `IFFCO` and `KRIBHCO` propose to set up
their new plants and the amount likely to be incurred thereon and
(d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS & MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)
(a) to (d) : Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd. (IFFCO) has no immediate
plans to expand its fertilizer business but it is conducting initial feasibility studies
to explore the feasibility of setting up gas based power plants preferably
adjacent to its existing fertilizer plants at Kalol, Aonla and Phulpur. Krishak Bharti
Cooperative Ltd. (KRIBHCO) has formulated a proposal for expansion of urea
production capacity by 10.56 lakh here per annum by setting up Hazira Fertilizer
Project Phase II at an estimated investment of Rs. 1750 crore at Hazira, Distt.
Surat, Gujarat.