(a) whether the Government has any proposal or proposes to set up new urea/ fertilizer units in the country, particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan;
(b) the number of such projects being introduced across the country along with the details thereof; and
(c) whether the said proposal is likely to help in ensuring overall growth and development of the fertilizer sector and if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
(SHRI D V SADANANDA GOWDA)
(a) & (b): Sir, Government of India has no proposal to set up new / fertilizer units in the country. However, Government of India is reviving 5 closed fertilizer plants of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL) and Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd. (HFCL) namely Talcher, Ramagundam, Gorakhpur and Sindri plants of FCIL and Barauni plant of HFCL by setting up new Ammonia Urea plants of 12.7 Lakh metric tonne per annum capacity each, in the following states: -
Sl. No. Name of Fertilizer plant Name of location & State where plant is located
1 Talcher Fertilizers Ltd. Talcher, Odisha
2 Ramagundam Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. Ramagundam, Telangana
3 Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd. (HURL) Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
4 Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd. (HURL) Sindri, Jharkhand
5 Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd. (HURL) Barauni, Bihar
In addition to above, the Cabinet in its meeting held on 21.05.2015 has decided to install a new urea plant of 8.648 LMTPA in the existing premises of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited (BVFCL), which will subsequently replace the existing urea plants Namrup-II (capacity 2.20 LMTPA) and Namrup-III (capacity 2.70 LMTPA).
(c): These projects upon implementation/ operationalization will bridge the gap between demand and supply of urea in the country, and will rejuvenate the fertilizer sector. Subsequent to commissioning/ start of the above plants, the indigenous urea production will be enhanced by 72.148 Lakh Metric Tonne per year leading to corresponding reduction in import of urea.
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