Question : AMOUNT SPENT ON FERTILIZER PLANTS

(a) the total amount spent on the setting up of fetilizer plants in the country during each of the last three years and till date, plant-wise; and

(b) the number of plants where work has already commenced?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI SATYA BRATA MOOKHERJEE)

(a) & (b) : As per the industrial policy resolution dated 24th July, 1991, no license is normally required for setting up/expansion of fertilizer plants. Entrepreneurs are free to set up fertilizer projects anywhere in the country subject to environmental clearance. However, Public Sector Undertakings/Cooperative Societies under the administrative control of the Department of Fertilizers have to obtain approval of the Government before undertaking such capital expenditure beyond their delegated powers. Further, Government does not directly incur expenditure on setting up fertilizer plants in the country. However, the project particulars including the details of amount spent on major fertilizer projects which were under implementation during the last three years where budgetary support has been provided by the Government to the Public Sector Undertakings for funding the projects, are given in Annexure-I.


Annexure - I referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No.1448 for answer on 28.11.2000

Annexure - I

Details of amount spent on major fertilizer projects during the last three years

SN	Name of the project, Estimated capital Product Additional Capacity Zero date/ Expenditure incurred (Rs.Crore)
location and Company cost (Rs.crore) (in lakh MTPA) date of 1997-98	1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 up to 31.10.00 commen-cement
1	Revamp of Namrup 350.00 Urea 3.80 2.11.98 12.34 18.87 9.26
Plants of Hindustan
Fertilizer Corporation
Ltd. (HFC), Namrup,
Assam
2	Revamp Project of 601.43 Urea 0.76 Project 81.70 31.43
Madras Fertilizers Ltd., NPK 1.84 commissioned
Chennai, Tamil Nadu in March`98