Question : IMPORT OF DAP

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government are importing lakhs of tonnes of Di- Ammonium Phosphate (DAP);

(b) if so, the details of DAP imported during the last five years, year-wise, alongwith the cost thereof;

(c) whether the Government have set up any DAP plant in the country;

(d) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the steps if any, being taken to set up a DAP plant in the country to check the import of DAP?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS ( SHRI S.B. MOOKHERJEE )

(a) & (b): Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) has been decontrolled since 24.8.1992 and its imports have been de-canalized w.e.f. 17.9.1992 and it is freely importable on private trade account. The details of imports of DAP in the last 5 years are as follows:

(Lakh Metric Tonnes)
1997-98	-	14.60	1998-99	-	21.05	1999-2000	-	32.68	2000-2001	- 8.60	2001-02 (upto Jan.02) - 9.33

Government does not import DAP on its own account. However, in order to take care of the contingencies of local shortages etc. the Government advises Indian Potash Ltd. (IPL) to maintain a buffer stock for which only inventory carrying cost and related charges are reimbursed. In 2001-02, this buffer stock has been maintained at 0.75 lakh MT.

(c) to (e): 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/expand fertilizer projects anywhere in the country subject to environmental clearance. However, Public Sector Undertakings/Cooperative Societies under the administrative control of Department of Fertilizers have to take approval of the Government before undertaking such capital expenditure beyond their delegated powers. The details of major DAP projects commissioned during the 9th Plan period and under implementation at present, including those in the public/cooperative sector are given in Annexure.

ANNEXURE

MAJOR DAP PROJECTS SET UP DURING THE NINTH PLAN PERIOD

SN	Name Location	Sector	Project	Additional	Month/	Capacity	Year of	(in lakh TPA)	Commissioning

Already Commissioned
1.	Zuari Agro Chemicals	Goa	Private	DAP	1.80	Juneâ€™98	Ltd., Goa DAP	Expansion
2.	Expansion project of	Kandla,	Coop-	DAP	3.70	Augustâ€™99	IFFCO Kandla	Gujarat	erative	(Phase-II)

3.	Hind Lever	Haldia, Private	DAP/NPK	4.00	Aprilâ€™99	Chemicals Ltd.	West	Bengal
4.	Indo Gulf Corporation	Dahej	Private	DAP	4.00	October 2000	Ltd., (new project)	Gujarat
5.	Oswal Chemicals & Paradeep, Private DAP	15.00	April 2001	Fertilizers Ltd.(New)	Orissa
6.	Godavari Fertilizers Kakinada, Private	DAP	2.8	Sept. 2001	& Chemicals Ltd.	A.P.	(GFCL)
Under Implementation
1.	Gujarat State	Sikka,	State PSU DAP	3.96	April 2002	Fertilizers & Chemicals Gujarat	Ltd.(DAP Expansion	Project)

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