Lok Sabha Question No. 433 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET)
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Jadon Chandra Sen

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 433 ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET)

## *433. Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar Dr. Chandra Sen Jadon

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

- (a) Whether the Government proposes to review the functioning of various Institutes working under the Ministry for larger interest of farmers Community, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the major contribution made by Institutions like Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET) in the field of research and development of fertilizers;
- (c) Whether the Government is planning to establish new branches of CIPET in various states across the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the new branches of CIPET established in various parts of the country during the last five years, year-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to establish other institutions like CIPET and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS Dr. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 433 for answer on 31.03.2023 regarding Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET)

- (a) The  Department  of  Chemicals  and  Petrochemicals  have  two  autonomous  institutions working under it.

I - Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET) - working in  Skill  Development,  Technology  support,  Academic  and  Research  &  Development

- activities for the growth of Petrochemical and allied industries in the country.
- II - Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) - engaged in development of user & environment friendly new generation formulation and testing of pesticides. The Department is conducting periodic review of functioning of these Institutes.
- (b) CIPET and IPFT are not working in the field of Research & Development of Fertilizers. However, CIPET undertakes research projects currently in the domain of Polymers and allied subjects and IPFT is engaged in research and testing of pesticides.
- (c) The establishment of six new CIPET Centres at Barmar (Rajasthan), Bidar (Karnataka), Thootukudi (Tamilnadu), Sanand (Gujarat), Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) and Bihta (Bihar) is being considered by the Department.
- (d) The details of the centres established during last five years to provide are as follows:
- (e) At  present,  Department  is  not  considering  any  proposal  to  establish  other institutions like CIPET.

|   S.No. |   Year | Centre                | State          |
|---------|--------|-----------------------|----------------|
|       1 |   2017 | CSTS: Agartala        | Tripura        |
|       2 |   2017 | CSTS: Chandrapur      | Maharashtra    |
|       3 |   2017 | CSTS: Ranchi          | Jharkhand      |
|       4 |   2018 | CSTS: Dehradun        | Uttrakhand     |
|       5 |   2018 | CSTS: Korba           | Chattisgarh    |
|       6 |   2019 | Sub-Centre, Palakkad  | Kerala         |
|       7 |   2019 | Sub-Centre, Tamot     | Madhya Pradesh |
|       8 |   2019 | Sub-Centre, Paradip   | Odisha         |
|       9 |   2021 | IPT: Jaipur           | Rajasthan      |
|      10 |   2021 | CSTS: Varanasi        | Uttar Pradesh  |
|      11 |   2022 | CSTS: Bhagalpur       | Bihar          |
|      12 |   2022 | Sub Centre, Bhavnagar | Gujarat        |

IPT:  Institute of Petrochemicals Technology

CSTS: Centre for Skilling and Technical Support

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