Lok Sabha Question No. 5882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Chemical Industry
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## Government of India

## Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED ADMITTED QUESTION NO. 5822 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2018 'Chemical industry'

## 5882:  SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

Will the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers be pleased to state:

- a. Whether the Government proposes to promote the chemical industry and if so, the action taken thereon;
- b. the details of the growth of chemical industry during the last three years;
- c. the  details  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  for  giving  relaxation  in  the  existing provisions of law for the promotion of the Chemical industry;
- d. whether  the  Government  ensures  safety  and  security  while  issuing  license  to  the Chemical industry.
- e. If so, the action initiated by the Government for ensuring the safety and security of the chemical industry; and
- f. Whether  it  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  that  the  hazardous  chemical industries  are  causing  health  problems  and  if  so,  the  remedial  measures  taken  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  INDEPENDENT  CHARGE  FOR  MINISTRY  OF  PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) Chemicals Promotion and Development Scheme (CPDS) is being operated by Government  of India since 1997. The  design of the Chemicals Promotion and Development Scheme (CPDS) is basically to extend soft support in the form of Grantsin-aid to various organizations/industry associations, etc. to conduct workshops, seminars, studies, etc. to obtain necessary inputs for enabling the Department to firm its views  on  various  policy  matters  relating  to  the  Chemical  &  Petrochemical  sector  and thereby  facilitate  the  growth  and  development  of  Indian  Chemical  Industry.  Various seminar/workshops  including  'India-Chem  Gujarat  2017'  and  'India-Chem  2016'  were held  for  facilitating  exchange  of  Knowledge,  Ideas,  Technology  and  Innovations  for growth in the chemical sector'.

## PRODUCTION  REPORT  OF  SELECTED  MAJOR  CHEMICALS  (GROUP WISE) FROM 2014-15 TO 2016-17

| Figures inMT   | Figures inMT                | Figures inMT   | Figures inMT   | Figures inMT   | compound annual growth rate (from   |
|----------------|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|
| S.No.          | Group/Product               | 2014- 2015     | 2015- 2016     | 2016- 2017     | 2012-13 to 2016-17)                 |
| 1              | ALKALI CHEMICALS            | 6624992        | 6801784        | 7008580        | 2.85                                |
| 2              | INORGANIC CHEMICALS         | 944152         | 1001531        | 1052873        | 5.60                                |
| 3              | ORGANIC CHEMICALS           | 1619105        | 1588831        | 1638439        | 0.60                                |
| 4              | PESTICIDES AND INSECTICIDES | 186466         | 187522         | 213718         | 7.06                                |
| 5              | DYES AND PIGMENTS           | 285229         | 304054         | 320107         | 5.94                                |
|                | TOTAL                       | 9659944        | 9883722        | 10233717       | 2.93                                |

- (c) The chemical sector is delicensed and deregulated except few hazardous chemicals. The entrepreneurs  are  setting  up  units  in  the  private  sector  based  on  techno  economic feasibility,  demand  and  supply  scenario  and  cost  of  feedstock/raw  materials.  The Government has taken various steps for facilitating the growth and competiveness of the sector in the country.

(d) to (f)

The  Government  of  India  has  notified  Manufacture,  Storage  and  Import  of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 (MSIHC) and subsequent amendments thereof wherein hazard criteria viz. toxicity, flammability and explosiveness has been defined to identify hazardous  chemicals  used  in  industrial  processes.  The  Chemical  Accident  Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response Rules, 1996 (CAEPPR Rules, 1996) have also been notified  to  complement  MSIHC  Rules,  1989  and  provide  statutory  backup  to  crisis management set up in  the  country  with  four-tier  system  at  Central,  State,  District  and Local level. The District authorities are responsible to prepare Off-site Emergency Plans and  Major  Accident  Hazard  (MAH)  units  are  required  to  prepare  On-site  Emergency Plans. In line with the provisions of the rules, the MAH units are required to carry out safety audits and mock drills. All the MAH installations are also required to aid, assist and facilitate in functioning of the Crisis Groups. Central and State Authorities are also empowered to conduct inspection under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

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