Lok Sabha Question No. 516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Establishment of Plastic Parks
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  516

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2022

## ESTABLISHMENT OF PLASTIC PARK *****

## 516. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

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

- (a) the vision behind the establishment of Plastic Parks;
- (b) the  details  with  regard  to  the  process  of  selection  of  locations,  projected investment  required,  availability  of  financing  source,  benefits  and  projected impact on the environment during the functioning of these parks;
- (c) the  details  of  the  plastic  parks  approved  with  their  status  regarding  the investment made, projects sanctioned and built, employment generated and timeline of completion thereof;
- (d) whether any requests/ proposals have been received from the States including Bihar for setting up of Plastic Parks during the last two years and the current years and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  and  status  of  approval  thereof  along  with  the  proposed locations, estimated project cost and feasibility thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) The Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals implements the scheme for Setting up of Plastic Parks with an aim to develop an ecosystem with state-of-the-art infrastructure  building  and  enabling  common  facilities  through  cluster  development

approach, to consolidate and synergize the capacities of the domestic downstream plastic processing Industry.

- (b) The Department invites proposals from State Governments/ Union Territories for  establishment  of  a  Plastic  Park  in  their  respective  State/  Union  Territory.  The interested State Government/ Union Territory then identifies a suitable piece of land for  developing  necessary  infrastructure  and  prepares  the  Detailed  Project  Report (DPR), in which it provides details of the land, publicity and marketing plans for the Plastic Park. The DPR is then evaluated and appraised. Based on the evaluation and various other merits of the project, the Department approves the proposal. Under the scheme, Government of India provides grant funding up to 50% of the project cost, subject to a ceiling of Rs. 40.00 crore per project.  The remaining project cost is funded by  the  State  Government  or  State  Industrial  Development  Corporation  or  similar agencies  of  State  Government,  beneficiary  industries  and  loan  from  financial institutions.  Once  approved,  the  project  is  implemented  through  Special  Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed by the State Government.  The SPV  allots lands to entrepreneurs, provides necessary project related clearances and makes all efforts to attract Plastic processing industries to set up their units in the Plastic Park.
- (c) The details of plastic parks approved with their status is as under:
- i. Odisha (Paradeep) Plastic Park : The Plastic Park at Paradeep was approved in 2013 for a project cost of Rs 106.78 crore, out of which Rs 40.00 crore was approved  as  grant-in-aid  by  Government  of  India.  The  project  was  to  be completed within 3 years and now physical development is almost complete.
- ii. Madhya Pradesh (Tamot) : The Plastic Park at Tamot was approved in 2013 for a project cost of Rs 108.00 crore, out of which Rs 40.00 crore was approved as grant-in-aid by Government of India. The project was to be completed within 3 years. The physical development of this park is 100% complete.
- iii. Assam (Tinsukia) : The Plastic Park at Tinsukia was approved in 2014 for a project cost of Rs. 93.65 crore, out of which Rs. 40.00 crore was approved as grant-in-aid by Government of India. The project was to be completed within 3 years.  The  physical  development  of  this  park  is  in  progress  &  till  now approximately 70% completed.
- iv. Tamil  Nadu  (Thiruvallur) :  The  Plastic  Park  at  Thiruvallur  was  approved  in 2019 for a project cost of Rs. 216.92 crore, out of which Rs. 40.00 crore was approved  as  grant-in-aid  by  Government  of  India.  The  project  is  to  be completed within 3 years. The physical development of this park is in progress.
- v. Madhya Pradesh (Bilaua) : The Plastic Park at Bilaua was approved in 2018 for a project cost of Rs. 67.82 crore, out of which Rs. 34.36 crore was approved as grant-in-aid by Government of India. The project was to be completed within 3  years.  The  physical  development  of  this  park  is  in  progress  &  till  now approximately 55% completed.
- vi. Jharkhand (Deoghar) : The Plastic Park at Deoghar was approved in 2018 for a project cost of Rs 67.33 crore, out of which Rs. 33.67 crore was approved as grant-in-aid by Government of India. The project was to be completed within 3 years.  The  physical  development  of  this  park  is  in  progress  &  till  now approximately 65% completed.
- vii. Uttarakhand (Sitarganj) : The Plastic Park at Sitarganj was approved in 2020 for a project cost of Rs. 67.73 crore, out of which Rs. 33.90 crore was approved as grant-in-aid by Government of India. The project is to be completed within 3 years. The physical development of this park has started and is in progress.
- viii. Chhattisgarh (Raipur) : The Plastic Park at Raipur was approved in 2021 for a project cost of Rs. 42.09 crore, out of which Rs. 21.045 crore was approved as grant-in-aid by Government of India. The project is to be completed within 3 years. The physical development of this park is yet to be started.
- ix. Karnataka (Ganjimutt) : The Plastic Park in Ganjimutt has been approved in 2022 for a project cost of Rs. 62.7755 crore, out of which Rs. 31.388 crore has been approved as grant-in-aid by Government of India. The project is to be completed within 5 years (as per revised Guidelines). The physical development of this park is yet to be started.
- x. Uttar Pradesh ( Gorakhpur) :  The Plastic Park in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh has been accorded 'in-principle' approval by the Department in 2021.

Since these Plastic Parks are at various stages of completion/ implementation in terms of physical progress, bulk of the employment presently generated is in terms of casual labor employed for various construction activities. Once the units are set-up in these Plastic parks, a good number of direct & indirect employment opportunities are expected to be generated in these parks.

(d)  & (e) Yes, Sir. the Department had invited proposals for establishing two new Plastic  Parks  in  2020 and  had  received  proposals from four states including Bihar (Vaishali), Uttar Pradesh (Gorakhpur & Auriya), Karnataka (Ganjimutt) and Himachal Pradesh (Baddi). After scrutiny, the Department accorded 'in-principle' approval to the proposals received from Uttar Pradesh (Gorakhpur) and Karnataka (Ganjimutt).

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