:
(a) the policy of Government with regard to revival of sick
fertilizer units and expansion of the existing units;
(b) the steps taken in this regard during Ninth Five Year Plan
and the programme drawn up for Tenth Five Year Plan;
(c) the achievement made in that regard in Ninth Five Year Plan;
and
(d) the projection made for production of fertilizers in Tenth Five
Year Plan, both in Public and Private sectors?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS(SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)
(a) : With regard to revival of sick fertilizer units, the policy of the
Government of India to restructure and revive potentially viable
PSUs and closing down those (PSUs) which cannot be revived,
while fully protecting the interests of workers. For expansion of
the existing units, no licence is normally required. Entrepreneurs
are free to set up and expand fertilizer projects anywhere in the
country subject to environmental clearance. However, Public
Sector Undertakings/Co-operative Societies under the
administrative control of the Department of Fertilizers (DoF) have
to obtain approval of the Government before undertaking such
capital expenditure beyond their delegated powers.
(b) & (c) : The details of major fertilizer projects in India
commissioned during Ninth Plan period and under implementation
at present, indicating their additional production capacity,
location, month/year of commissioning etc. are given in the
enclosed Annexure. Of these, Namrup is one of the plants of a sick
PSU that is being revived.
There is no decision on any fresh investment for a new unit
under public/cooperative sector during the Tenth Plan. Setting up
of fertilizer plants in the private sector is not subject to any
licensing requirements.
(d) The projection made for production of fertilizer in the Tenth
Five Year Plan both in Public & Private Sectors, based on 100%
utilization of the existing capacity is given below:
(In Lakh MTs)
YEAR `N’ `P’ TOTAL
2002-2003 120.58 52.31 172.89 2003-2004 121.74 52.31 174.05 2004-2005 121.74 52.31 174.05 2005-2006 121.74 52.31 174.05 2006-2007 129.28 52.31 181.59
SN Name Location Product Additional Month/Year of Capacity Commissioning (in lakh TPA)
Already Commissioned
1 Indian Farmers Kalol, Gujarat Urea 1.50 August 97 Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd. Kalol Expansion Project
2 Indian Farmers Phulpur,UP Urea 7.26 December 97 Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd. Phulpur Expansion Project
3 Madras Fertilizers Chennai, Urea/NPK 0.76/1.84 March, 98 Limited, Revamp Tamil-Nadu Project
4 Nagarjuna Fertilizers Kakinada, Urea 4.95 March 98 & Chemicals Ltd. AP Kakinada Expansion Project.
5 Zuari Agro Chemicals Goa DAP/NPK 1.80/1.50 June 98/ Ltd. DAP Expansion November 98 Project
6 Kandla Expansion Kandla, DAP/NPK 3.70/2.27 August 99 project of IFFCO Gujarat
7 Hind Lever Chemicals Haldia, DAP/NPK 4.00 April 99 Ltd., West Bengal
8 Expansion project Gadepan, Urea 7.75 October 99 of Chambal Fertilizers Rajasthan and Chemicals Ltd., (Ph-II).
9 Indo Gulf Corporation Dahej, DAP 4.00 October 2000 Ltd., (new project) Gujarat
10 Coromandel Fertilizers Vyzag, A.P NPK 1.25 July 2000 Ltd., (NPK expansion project)
11 National Fertilizers Nangal, Urea 1.48 February 2001 Ltd. (NFL) (urea plant Punjab expansion project),
12 Oswal Chemicals & Paradeep, DAP/NPK/NP 15.00/3.20/1.00 April 2001 Fertilizers Ltd. Orissa (New)
13 Godavari Fertilizers Kakinada, A.P. DAP 2.8 Sept. 2001 & Chemicals Ltd. (GFCL)
Under Implementation
1 Gujarat State Sikka, Gujarat DAP 3.96 Commissioning Fertilizers & Chemicals in progress Ltd., (DAP Expansion Project) 2 Revamp of NamrupNamrup, Assam Urea 3.80 Oct. 2002 Plants of Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd. (HFC)