Lok Sabha Question No. 3264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: CIPET Centres
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: George Baker, ANIL SHIROLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2018

## CIPET Centres

## 3264    SHRI GEORGE BAKER: SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of Central Institute of Plastic Engineering Institute (CIPET) operational across the country, State/UT-wise including  West Bengal;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  approved  setting  up  of  some  new  centres including an Advanced Polymer Design and Development Research Laboratory of CIPET within the country during the last two or three  years;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  and  present  status  thereof,  State/UT-wise  along  with  the purpose of setting up such centres/laboratory;
- (d) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized in this regard so  far, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  facing  any  difficulty  in  any  of  the  State  for timely  completion  of  the  said  projects,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the reasons  therefor  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF

## PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS, (RAO INDERTJIT SINGH)

- (a): At  present,  32  centres  of  Central  Institute  of  Plastics  Engineering  and Technology (CIPET) are functioning across the country. The State-wise / UT-wise details of these centres including West Bengal are given below:
1.   Vijayawada - Andhra Pradesh
2. Guwahati - Assam
3. Plastic Waste Management Centre (PWMC), Guwahati - Assam
4. Hajipur - Bihar
5. Raipur - Chhattisgarh
6. Ahmedabad - Gujarat
7. Valsad - Gujarat
8. Murthal - Haryana
9. Baddi - Himachal Pradesh
10.  Ranchi - Jharkhand
11.  Bengaluru  Karnataka
12.  Mysuru - Karnataka
13.  Kochi - Kerala
14.  Bhopal - Madhya Pradesh
15.  Gwalior - Madhya Pradesh
16.  Aurangabad - Maharashtra
17.  Chandrapur - Maharashtra
18.  Imphal - Manipur
19.  Bhubaneswar (Campus - I) - Odisha
20.  Bhubaneswar (Campus - II) - Odisha
21.  Laboratory For Advanced Research In Polymeric Materials (LARPM) Bhubaneswar - Odisha
22.  Balasore -  Odisha
23.  Amritsar - Punjab
24.  Jaipur - Rajasthan
25.  Chennai - Tamil Nadu
26.  Advanced Research School for Technology & Product Simulation (ARSTPS) Chennai - Tamil Nadu
27.  Madurai  - Tamil Nadu
28.  Hyderabad - Telangana
29.  Agartala - Tripura
30.  Lucknow - Uttar Pradesh
31.  Dehradun - Uttrakhand
32.  Haldia - West Bengal
- (b): Yes, Madam. Government of India has approved 16 new centres across the country  in  2015  and  2016  including  an  'Advanced  Polymer  Design  and Development Research Laboratory' (APDDRL) , a Research and Development (R&D) centre of CIPET at Bengaluru.
- (c): Out  of 16  new  approved  centres,  CIPET  Centres  at  Agartala,  Baddi, Bengaluru, Chandrapur, Dehradun, Gwalior, Ranchi, Vijayawada, Raipur and Valsad  have  started  functioning.  Activities  have  been  initiated  for  CIPET Centres at Jaipur, Varanasi, Srinagar, Medak, Mumbai and in Bihar. The main objective of establishment of new  CIPET  Centres is to provide skill development  training  through  long-term  and  short-term  courses,  to  provide

technology support services in form of tool room, processing, testing, quality control and inspection services for plastics and allied industries. The objective of  the  Advanced  Polymer  Design  &  Development  Research  Laboratory (APDDRL) at Bengaluru is to carry out research and development activities in the areas of Polymer Testing & Evaluation, Product Evaluation & Commercialization  and  Product  Design  Development  along  with  imparting education to Post Graduate and Doctoral students.

- (d): The  state-wise  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  for  new centres are annexed.
- (e): Timely  completion  of  establishment  of  CIPET  centres  primarily  depends  on the response of the State Government and availability of adequate funds. The difficulties relating to allotment of suitable land / building and release of state's share of funds has been taken up by this Department with respective State Governments and the issue regarding availability of adequate funds in respect of central share has been taken up with the Ministry of Finance.

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## Details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised for new centres

## Annexure

(Rs. crore)

| S.No   | Scheme/Years                                                                  | GoI Share approved   | Funds received and utilised   | Funds received and utilised   | Funds received and utilised   | Funds received           |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
| S.No   | Scheme/Years                                                                  | GoI Share approved   | 2015-16                       | 2016-17                       | 2017-18                       | 2018-19 (upto June 2018) |
| 1      | Advanced Polymer Design & Development Research Laboratory (APDDRL), Bengaluru | 43.50                | -                             | -                             | 10.19                         | 8.00                     |
| 2      | Agartala (Tripura)                                                            | 20.05                | -                             | -                             | 7.08                          | -                        |
| 3      | Baddi (Himachal Pradesh)                                                      | 20.05                | 6.17                          | 7.00                          | 1.04                          | 3.00                     |
| 4      | Bihar                                                                         | 20.05                | -                             | -                             | -                             | -                        |
| 5      | Chandrapur (Maharashtra)                                                      | 25.66                | -                             | -                             | 5.10                          | 7.00                     |
| 6      | Dehradun (Uttarakhand)                                                        | 25.66                | -                             | -                             | 1.25                          | -                        |
| 7      | Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)                                                      | 20.05                | 6.17                          | -                             | 1.04                          | 1.00                     |
| 8      | Jaipur (Rajasthan)                                                            | 25.66                | -                             | -                             | -                             | -                        |
| 9      | Jammu / Kashmir                                                               | 25.66                | -                             | -                             | -                             | -                        |
| 10     | Medak (Telangana)                                                             | 29.16                | -                             | -                             | -                             | -                        |
| 11     | Mumbai (Maharashtra)                                                          | 20.05                | -                             | -                             | -                             | -                        |
| 12     | Raipur (Chhattisgarh)                                                         | 25.00                | -                             | 14.77                         | 1.22                          | 1.00                     |
| 13     | Ranchi (Jharkhand)                                                            | 25.66                | -                             | -                             | 3.95                          | 7.00                     |
| 14     | Vijayawada(Andhra Pradesh)                                                    | 20.05                | 6.17                          | 7.00                          | 1.04                          | 2.00                     |
| 15     | Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)                                                      | 20.05                | -                             | -                             | -                             | -                        |
|        |                                                                               | 366.31               | 18.51                         | 28.77                         | 31.91                         | 29.00                    |