Lok Sabha Question No. 237 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Production of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

(a) to (d):

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO\_

## 237* TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.07.2019 Production of Fertilizers

## *237 SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether any increase has been registered in the  production of   fertilizers during the last three years till date and if the extent of increase thereof; SO,
- (b) whether new fertilizer plants are being set up as per the growing needs of
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the number of plants likely to be set up, State/UT-wise ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

(SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED To IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION 237* FOR REPLY ON 09.07.2019 REGARDING "PRODUTION OF FERTILIZERS"

## (a): () The production of all fertilizers during 2016-17 to 2018-19 are below: given

|                       |         |         | (Figure_in 'LMT )   |
|-----------------------|---------|---------|---------------------|
| Year                  | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19             |
| Fertilizer Production | 414.41  | 413.61  | 414.85              |

(i) The production of all fertilizer during 2016-17 (April to June) to 2019-20 (April to June) are given below:

| Year                  |   2016-17 (upto |   2017-18 (Upto_June) |   2018-19 (Upto June) | 2019-20 (Upto June   |
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
| Fertilizer Production |           96.42 |                 95.37 |                 99.55 | 41 98.               |

The above data shows marginal decrease in production of all fertilizers during 2017 18,which is insignificant: Otherwise, the production has been remaining static.

(b) to (d): The Government had announced New Investment Policy (NIP) -2012 on January, 2013 and its amendment on 7th October to facilitate fresh investment in urea sector and to make India self-sufficient in the urea sector. 2nd

Under NIP-2012 read with its amendment; Matix Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (Matix) has set up a Coal Bed Methane (CBM) based Greenfield AmmoniaUrea complex at Panagarh, West Bengal: The commercial production of Matix started on 1st October, 2017 . However , due to some technical issues fertiliser production in this  plant has been suspended W.e.f. November, 2017 . The Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (CFCL) has also set up a Brownfield project at Gadepan, Rajasthan: The commercial production of CFCL-III started on 1st  January, 2019.These plants capacity of around 12.7 LMT each: 15th

In 2011, Cabinet approved to revive Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL) & Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd. (HFCL) units through njmination route by PSUs or through bidding route by private sector. After de-registration of FCIL from BIFR, in respect of Ramagundam unit; a JV company named as Ramagundam Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (RFCL) was formed on 13.02.2015 and in respect of Talcher unit, a JV company named Rashtriya Coal Gas Fertilizers Ltd was formed on 13th November, 2015. However; it was later renamed as Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL) on 31st 2016. May

The Cabinet in 2016 approved to revive Gorakhpur; SindrigBarauni units by means of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of Public Sector Units   through nomination route. Accordingly, a Joint Venture company by name Hindustan Urvarak&Rasayan Limited (HURL) has been formed on 09.08.2016.

Accordingly, Government of India is reviving 5 closed   fertilizer plants of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL) and Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd. (HFCL) namely Talcher  (Odisha) , Ramagundam (Telangana) , Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Sindri (Jharkhand) plants of FCIL and Barauni (Bihar) plant of HFCL by setting up new Ammonia Urea plants of 12.7 Lakh metric tonne per annum capacity each. Subsequent to commissioning/ start of the above theindigenous urea production will be enhanced by 63.5 Lakh Metric Tonne per year leading to corresponding reduction in import of urea

The details of aforesaid 5 plants are as under:

|   S No. | Project Location   | Name of the State   |   Capacity in Lakh metric tonnes | Year of Commissioning   |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|       1 | Gorakhpur          | Uttar Pradesh       |                             12.7 | February 2021           |
|       2 | Sindri             | Jharkhand           |                             12.7 | 2021 May                |
|       3 | Barauni            | Bihar               |                             12.7 | 2021 May                |
|       4 | Ramagundam         | Telangana           |                             12.7 | December 2019           |
|       5 | Talcher            | Odisha              |                             12.7 | September 2023          |

The Cabinet in its meeting held on 21.05.2015 has also decided to install a new urea plant of 8.646 Lakh Metirc Tonne Per Annum (LMTPA) in the existing premises of Brahmaputra Fertilizers Corporation Limited (BVFCL) at Assam, which will subsequently replace the existing urea plants Namrup-II (Capacity 2.20 LMTPA) and Namrup-III (Capacity 2.70 LMTPA): Valley

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