Lok Sabha Question No. 638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Revival of Non-Functional Plants
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.638

TO BE ANSWER ON 09.12.2022

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## REVIVAL OF NON-FUNCTIONAL PLANTS

## †638 :  SHRI AJAY NISHAD :

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

- (a) the total number of functional and non-functional chemical and fertilizer plants in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  or  proposed  package  for  revival  of  nonfunctional chemical and fertilizer plants; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/Plant-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA )

(a)

## I. Chemical Plants:

1. Hindustan Organic Chemical Limited (HOCL) had two manufacturing units. The unit at Rasayani in Maharashtra has been closed as it was not economically viable. The Kochi Unit in the State of Kerala is functional.
2. Hindustan  Fluorocarbon  Limited  (HFL) :  The  Unit  is  located  in  the  State  of Telangana and is under closure.
3. HIL (India) Limited has three Agrochemical units located at Rasayani (Maharashtra), Udyogmandal (Kerala) and Bathinda (Punjab) and all are functional.

## II. Fertilizer Plant:

The list of the Fertilizer Plants are given in the Annexure .

## (b) & (c)

Government of India has mandated revival of Talcher, Ramagundam, Gorakhpur and

Sindri  plants  of  fertilizer  Corporation  of  India  Ltd  (FCI)  and  Barauni  plant  of  Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd (HFCL) by forming Joint Venture Company of nominated PSUs as per details given below:-

|   Sl No . | Name of the Joint Venture Companies &Location                        |   Capacity (in LMTPA) | JV Partners                | Date of Start   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Ramagundam Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (RFCL), Ramagundam, Telangana |                  12.7 | NFL, EIL, FCIL             | 22.03.2021      |
|         2 | Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayam Ltd (HURL), Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh     |                  12.7 | NTPC,IOCL, CIL &FCIL/ HFCL | 07.12.2021      |
|         3 | HURL, Sindri, Jharkhand                                              |                  12.7 | NTPC,IOCL, CIL &FCIL/ HFCL | 05.11.2022      |
|         4 | HURL, Barauni, Bihar                                                 |                  12.7 | NTPC,IOCL, CIL &FCIL/ HFCL | 18.10.2022      |
|         5 | Talcher Fertilizers Ltd (TFL), Talcher, Odisha                       |                  12.7 | RCF, GAIL, CIL &FCIL       | -               |

## Annexure

| State-wise total Number of major Functional fertilizer plantsin the country   | State-wise total Number of major Functional fertilizer plantsin the country   | State-wise total Number of major Functional fertilizer plantsin the country   | State-wise total Number of major Functional fertilizer plantsin the country   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                       | Name of the State                                                             | Name of the Company                                                           | Name of the fertilizer manufacturing units/Locations                          |
| 1. PUBLIC SECTOR:                                                             | 1. PUBLIC SECTOR:                                                             |                                                                               |                                                                               |
| 1                                                                             | Haryana                                                                       | National Fertilizers Ltd.                                                     | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Panipat                                           |
| 2                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | National Fertilizers Ltd.                                                     | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Vijaipur-I                                        |
| 3                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | National Fertilizers Ltd.                                                     | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Vijaipur-II                                       |
| 4                                                                             | Punjab                                                                        | National Fertilizers Ltd.                                                     | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Nangal-II                                         |
| 5                                                                             | Punjab                                                                        | National Fertilizers Ltd.                                                     | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Bhatinda                                          |
| 6                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                   | Rashtriya Chemicals &Fertilizers Ltd.                                         | Rashtriya Chemicals& Fertilizers Ltd.: Trombay                                |
| 7                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                   | Rashtriya Chemicals &Fertilizers Ltd.                                         | Rashtriya Chemicals& Fertilizers Ltd., Thal                                   |
| 8                                                                             | Assam                                                                         | Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corp. Ltd.                                     | Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Ltd., Namrup-III                   |
| 9                                                                             | Kerala                                                                        | Fertilizer and Chemicals& Travancore Ltd.                                     | Fertilizer and Chemicals &Travancore Ltd. : Udyogamandal                      |
| 10                                                                            | Kerala                                                                        | Fertilizer and Chemicals& Travancore Ltd.                                     | Fertilizer and Chemicals &Travancore Ltd. : Cochin                            |
| 11                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                    | Madras Fertilizer Ltd.                                                        | Madras Fertilizer Ltd. : Chennai                                              |
| 2.COOPERATIVE SECTOR :                                                        | 2.COOPERATIVE SECTOR :                                                        |                                                                               |                                                                               |
| 12                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                       | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co- operative Ltd.                                 | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Ltd.: Kandla                          |
| 13                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                       | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co- operative Ltd.                                 | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Ltd.: Kalol                           |
| 14                                                                            | Odisha                                                                        | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co- operative Ltd.                                 | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Paradeep                        |
| 15                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co- operative Ltd.                                 | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Phulpur-I                       |

| 16                 | Uttar Pradesh      |                                                            | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Phulpur-II      |
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 17                 | Uttar Pradesh      |                                                            | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Aonla-I         |
| 18                 | Uttar Pradesh      |                                                            | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Aonla-II        |
| 19                 | Gujarat            | KrishakBharati Co-operative Ltd.                           | KrishakBharati Co- operative Ltd.: Hazira                     |
| 3. PRIVATE SECTOR: | 3. PRIVATE SECTOR: |                                                            |                                                               |
| 20                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.                   | Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.: Kakinada-I          |
| 21                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.                   | Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.: Kakinada-II         |
| 22                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Coromandel International Ltd.                              | CoromandalInternationel Ltd. :Kakinada                        |
| 23                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Coromandel International Ltd.                              | Coromandel International Ltd.: Vizag                          |
| 24                 | Goa                | Paradeep Phosphate Ltd (Earlier Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd). | Paradeep Phosphate Ltd (Earlier Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd):Goa |
| 25                 | Gujarat            | Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd.         | Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer &Chemicals Ltd. : Bharuch   |
| 26                 | Gujarat            | Gujarat State Fertilizers& Chemicals Ltd.                  | Gujarat State Fertilizers& Chemicals Ltd. : Vadodara          |
| 27                 | Gujarat            | Gujarat State Fertilizers& Chemicals Ltd.                  | Gujarat State Fertilizers& Chemicals Ltd. : Sikka             |
| 28                 | Karnataka          | Manglore Chemicals &Fertilizers Ltd.                       | Manglore Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. : Mangalore             |
| 29                 | Maharashtra        | Smartchem Technologies Ltd.                                | Smartchem/DFPCL : Taloja                                      |
| 30                 | Odisha             | Paradeep Phosphate Ltd.                                    | Paradeep Phosphate Ltd. : Paradeep                            |
| 31                 | Rajasthan          | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.                     | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.: Gadepan-I             |
| 32                 | Rajasthan          | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.                     | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.: Gadepan- II           |

|   33 | Rajasthan      |                                                                 | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. Gadepan- III   |
|------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|   34 | Rajasthan      | Shriram Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd.                             | Shriram Fertilizers& Chemicals Ltd. : Kota            |
|   35 | Tamil Nadu     | Coromandel International Ltd.                                   | Coromandel International Ltd. : Ennore                |
|   36 | Tamil Nadu     | Southern Petrochemicals Inds. Corpn. Ltd.                       | Southern Petrochemical Inds.Corpn.Ltd. : Tuticorin    |
|   37 | Tamil Nadu     | Greenstar Fertilizer Ltd.                                       | Greenstar Fertilizer Ltd. : Tuticorin                 |
|   38 | Telangana      | Ramagundam Fertilizers& Chemicals Ltd.                          | RFCL, Ramangundam                                     |
|   39 | Uttar Pradesh  | Indorama India Pvt. Ltd. (Earlier Grasim Indus. Ltd.)           | Indorama: Jagdishpur                                  |
|   40 | Uttar Pradesh  | Yara Fertilizers India Pvt. Ltd.                                | Yara Fertilizers India Pvt. Ltd.: Babrala             |
|   41 | Uttar Pradesh  | Kribhco Fertilizers Ltd.                                        | KFL/KribhcoShyam Fertilizers Ltd. : Shahjahanpur      |
|   42 | Uttar Pradesh  | Kanpur Fertilizers &Cement Ltd.                                 | KFCL : Kanpur                                         |
|   43 | Uttar Pradesh  | Hindustan UrvarakRasayan Limited                                | HURL : Gorakhpur                                      |
|   44 | West Bengal    | Indorama India Pvt. Ltd. (Earlier IRC Agrochemicals Pvt. Ltd. ) | Indorama: Haldia                                      |
|   45 | West Bengal    | Matix Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd.                               | Matix Fertilizers& Chemicals Ltd. : Panagarh          |
|   46 | Bihar          | Hindustan UrvarakRasayan Limited                                | HURL : Barauni                                        |
|   47 | Jharkhand      | Hindustan UrvarakRasayan Limited                                | HURL : Sindri                                         |
|   48 | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Bharat Agro Pvt. Ltd. (MBAPL-II)                         | Madhya Bharat Agro Pvt. Ltd. (MBAPL-II)               |