(a) the total quantum of fertilizers produced by the Public Sector
Undertakings during 2005-06;
(b) whether all the undertakings are earning profit;
(c) if not, the number of undertakings incurring loss during the
last three years;
(d) whether the Government has sanctioned restructuring of such
units on the basis of techno-economic feasibility; and
(e) if so, the funds spent so far during 2005-06 to improve their
production and turn them profit making?
THE MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS & MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)
(a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 218 DATED 6.3.2006
(a) The fertilizer Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have produced
about 25.51 lakh tonnes of Nitrogenous and 2.35 lakh tonnes of
phosphatic fertilizers in nutrient terms during 2005-06 upto
January, 2006.
(b) No, Sir.
(c) Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd.(HFC), Fertilizer Corporation
of India Ltd.(FCI) and Pyrites, Phosphates and Chemicals
Ltd.(PPCL) are three sick fertilizer PSUs in respect of which a
decision for closure had already been taken by the Government
and they are not in production. Fertilizers and Chemicals
Travancore Ltd.(FACT) and Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer
Corporation Ltd.(BVFCL) have been making losses during the last
three years. Madras Fertilizers Ltd.(MFL) which earned profit
during 2002-03 has been incurring losses from 2003-04.
(d) Financial restructuring proposals in respect of FACT and MFL have
been considered by the Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector
Enterprises (BRPSE) and recommendations of the Board have been
processed for obtaining approval of the competent authority in the
Government. HFC and FCI have submitted proposals for the revival
of the Barauni & Durgapur units (HFC) and Gorakhpur & Sindri
units (FCI), respectively by setting up gas based brown-field urea
plants. In respect of Haldia unit of HFC, Shriram EPC has
submitted a proposal for reviving the unit by setting up Coke Oven
Complex including manufacture of fertilizers. FCI Aravali Gypsum
and Minerals India Ltd. (FAGMIL) has expressed its interest in
reviving the Amjhore unit of PPCL by mining and selling the pyrites
directly as fertilizers. However, the revival of the above units will
depend on the techno-economic viability and availability of gas in
respect of the urea units.
(e) Government of India has released the following budgetary support
to the loss making PSUs during 2005-06 (upto February, 2006):-
(Rs. in crore) Name of PSU Plan Non-Plan
BVFCL 35.34 10.61 FACT 40.00 -