(a) the States where the Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology
(CIPET) centres are functioning at present;
(b) the name of the agency that bears the revenue expenditure;
(c) whether the Government has received any proposal to open new
CIPET Centres in the country particularly in Maharashtra and Rajasthan;
(d) if so, the details thereof and the present status of the proposals;
(e) by when it is likely to be set up; and
(f) the criteria adopted for opening of a CIPET Centre?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS AND
MINISTER OF STEEL
(SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)
(a) CIPET Centres are functioning in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar,
Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar
Pradesh and West Bengal.
(b) The revenue expenditure incurred at all the Centres is borne by CIPET.
(c) and (d) Yes, the Government has received proposals to set up CIPET Centres
in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Haryana. The Standing Finance Committee
(SFC) of the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals is scheduled to meet
in the last week of July 2005 for appraising and approving these proposals. The
Planning Commission has approved in principle setting up of these Centres and has
provided Rs. 5 crore each for setting up a Centre each in the States of Haryana,
Rajasthan and Maharashtra in the Annual Plan 2005-06 of the Department of
Chemicals and Petrochemicals. The expenditure on establishing a new Cl PET
Centre is borne by the respective State Governments and the Central Government
on 50:50 cost sharing basis. The State Government`s contribution is in the form
of land, building and other infrastructure facilities whereas the Central
Government provides plant and machinery and manpower requirement for the Centre.
(e) Normally, it takes three years for setting up a new Centre after the approval
of the Govt. of India.
(f) The opening of a new CIPET Centre depends on various factors which include
the number of plastic industries operating in the area, readiness of the State
Governments to participate on cost sharing basis as per Government of India policy,
employment potential in the State, institutional requirement for promotion of
plastics, availability of core engineering sector, promoting uses of plastics on
need basis and State-specific techno-economic considerations, etc.