Lok Sabha Question No. 1164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Export of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1164

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2024

## EXPORT OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

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: PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken/proposes  to  take  steps  towards  strengthening  the regulatory framework for the chemicals and fertilizers sector in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there has been an increase in export of chemicals and fertilizers during the last decade; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, year-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a) and (b) : There is no such proposal under consideration at present.
- (c) & (d): The details of export of chemicals and fertilizers during the last decade (2013-14 to 2022-23) are given at Annexure-I.

Annexure-I

Detail of Export and year on year growth of Chemicals and Fertilizers during last 10 years

(Value in Rs. Lakh)

|                      | 2013-2014      | 2013-2014   | 2014-2015     | 2014-2015   | 2015-2016     | 2015-2016   | 2016-2017     | 2016-2017   | 2017-2018     | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019      | 2018-2019   |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|                      | Value          | % growt h   | Value         | % growt h   | Value         | % growt h   | Value         | % growt h   | Value         | % growt h   | Value          | % growth    |
| Inorganic Ch emicals | 825,78 8.57    | 15.08       | 874,917 .73   | 5.95        | 791,340 .18   | -9.55       | 913,788 .71   | 15.47       | 1,117,4 69.20 | 22.29       | 1,405,62 6.45  | 25.79       |
| Organic C hemicals   | 7,286, 046.5 5 | 10.61       | 7,306, 890.34 | 0.29        | 7,529, 455.11 | 3.05        | 7,838, 557.91 | 4.11        | 9,538, 061.94 | 21.68       | 12,756, 673.70 | 33.74       |
| Pesticides           | 1,164,4 62.37  | 22.90       | 1,193,1 28.52 | 2.46        | 1,289,5 21.49 | 8.08        | 1,433,3 73.84 | 11.16       | 1,647,6 08.86 | 14.95       | 2,209,01 8.15  | 34.07       |
| Fertilizers          | 49,214. 53     | 2.61        | 55,480. 95    | 12.73       | 67,336. 73    | 21.37       | 46,554. 06    | -30.86      | 68,515. 82    | 47.17       | 103,816. 01    | 51.52       |

|                     | 2019-2020     | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021     | 2020-2021   | 2021-2022     | 2021-2022   | 2022-2023     | 2022-2023   |
|---------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|                     | Value         | % growth    | Value         | % growth    | Value         | % growth    | Value         | %growth     |
| Inorganic Chemicals | 1,251,219.30  | -10.98      | 1,230,107.48  | -1.69       | 1,980,009.07  | 60.96       | 2,664,165.52  | 34.55       |
| Organic Chemicals   | 12,386,671.32 | -2.90       | 13,314,037.46 | 7.49        | 16,434,765.29 | 23.44       | 17,154,644.04 | 4.38        |
| Pesticides          | 2,372,005.58  | 7.38        | 2,650,364.12  | 11.74       | 3,649,793.88  | 37.71       | 4,316,443.91  | 18.27       |
| Fertilizers         | 83,676.46     | -19.40      | 77,907.90     | -6.89       | 62,958.82     | -19.19      | 105,731.76    | 67.94       |

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