Lok Sabha Question No. 4906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Performance Review of Institutions
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4906 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## Performance Review of institutions ****

## 4906. SHRI SHA.BRA.DR. JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

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

- (a) Whether  the  Government  proposes  to  review  the  functioning  of  various institutions working under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in the larger interest of the farming community, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) The details of major contributions of institutions like the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) in the Research and Development of fertilizers;
- (c) Whether the Government is planning to open new branches of CIPET in various states as of now and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) The  possibility  of  having  similar  organizations  like  the  CIPET  in  the Ministry?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a) to (d) The  Ministry  reviews  the  performance  of  all  institution  on  a  regular basis.  The  R&D  wing  of  CIPET  -  SARP:  LARPM,  Bhubaneswar      has      been developing  fertilizer      incorporated      biodegradable  mulching        films        for agricultural applications.   The   films   have   the capability  of  sustained  release  of the fertilizers  to  promote  growth  of  the plants.  Additionally, the Laboratory has also  signed  MoU  with  ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai  wherein  Nano  Sulphur  /  Zno based  fertilizers    are    being    incorporated  within    the    bio-polymeric    system    to evaluate  its  efficiency  in  growth  rate  of plants and production from farming.

Institute  of  Pesticide  Formulation  Technology(IPFT), Gurugram,  an autonomous institute    under  the    Department    of    Chemicals    &    Petrochemicals,  Ministry    of Chemicals  &  Fertilizers,  Govt. of India      is    engaged  in  development  of  user &environment friendly new generation formulation of pesticides.  The  institute  has state-of-the art Laboratories accredited by NABL  for the testing of Pesticides(Technical  &  Formulations),  Pesticide  residues  in various food matrices and  CWC  related  chemicals.  The  institute    is    also    engaged    in    test    of    Rock Phosphate samples provided  by  the  Department of Fertilizer, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers and other   fertilizers   including   nano-fertilizers   for physio-chemical parameters.

As  of  now,  04  new  CIPET  Centres  at Barmar (Rajasthan), Bhavnagar(Gujarat), Bidar (Karnataka)    and Thootukudi (Tamil Nadu) are proposed to be  established with  the  approval  of Administrative  Ministry  and  the  cost  of the project will be borne between Govt. of    India    and    respective    State Governments on 50:50

sharing basis.

The Ministry has set up seven National Institutes of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research  (NIPER)  at  Mohali  (Punjab),  Ahmedabad  (Gujarat),  Hajipur  (Bihar), Hyderabad (Telangana), Guwahati (Assam), Kolkata (West Bengal), and Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh) to nurture and promote quality and excellence in the pharmaceutical education and research in India. These are institutes of national importance, which besides  imparting  master's  and  doctorate  education  conduct  high  end  research  in various specializations in field of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

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