Lok Sabha Question No. 1156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Sector
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2018

## Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Sector

## 1156.  SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  State Governments for assistance to develop/establish petroleum, chemicals and petrochemicals sector;
- (b) if so, the details of proposals received from the States along with the status of these proposals, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government  has  any  policy/schemes  for assistance to promote/establish  petroleum,  chemicals  and  petrochemicals  sector  in  the States; and
- (d) if  not,  whether  the  Government  is  planning/considering  to  launch  any scheme of assistance for promotion of petroleum, chemicals and petrochemicals sector?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)& (b): Government  of  India received proposals from the various State Governments to develop / establish petroleum, chemicals and petrochemicals investment  region  in  the  country.  Based  on  the  proposals  received,  the Government of India has approved setting up of 4 Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals  Investment  Regions  (PCPIRs)  in  the  States  of  Gujarat

(Dahej),  Andhra  Pradesh  (Vishakhapatnam-Kakinada),  Odisha  (Paradeep) and  Tamil  Nadu  (Cuddalore-  Nagapattinam)  with  a  view  to  give  boost  to chemicals and petrochemicals sector. These PCPIRs are at various stages of implementation. The progress made and implementation status is as follow: 1. Gujarat PCPIR:  The development plan has been sanctioned. Environment and  Coastal  Region  Zone  Clearance  has  been  granted  by  the  Ministry  of Environment, Forests and Climate Change for Dahej PCPIR on 14.09.2017. The  actual  investment  (made/  committed)  in  Gujarat  PCPIR  is  Rs.  90,732 crore and employment for 1.60 lakh persons generated. The Anchor Tenant of the Project i.e. ONGC  Petro  additions Limited (OPaL)'s cracker was commissioned in March, 2017. 2. Andhra Pradesh PCPIR: Draft Master Plan completed and published. Draft Environmental  Impact  Assistance  Study  has  been  completed.  The  actual investment (made / committed) in Andhra Pradesh PCPIR is Rs. 43,744 crore and employment for 1.11 lakh persons generated. 3.  Odisha  PCPIR:  The  draft  Master  Plan  of  Paradeep  PCPIR  prepared. Environmental  Impact  Assessment  (EIA)  initiated.  The  actual  investment (committed)  in  Paradeep  PCPIR  is  Rs.  45,000  crore  and  employment  for 38,000  persons  generated.  The  anchor  project  i.e.  Indian  Oil  Corporation Limited (IOCL)'s refinery was commissioned in February, 2016. 4.  Tamil  Nadu  PCPIR:    Tamil  Nadu  Government  issued  notification  of  the Tamil Nadu PCPIR on 20.06.2017 notifying the delineated PCPIR area in the Cuddalore and Nagapattinam Districts as a Local Planning Area, under Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act 1971. The actual investment (made / committed)  in  Tamil  Nadu  PCPIR  is  Rs.  8100  crore  and  employment  for around 13,950 persons generated. (c):  Government of India has formulated the PCPIR Policy in April, 2007 to promote the petroleum, chemicals and petrochemicals sectors in the country.

- (d): Does not arise.

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