Lok Sabha Question No. 2024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: CoE in Chemicals and Petrochemicals Sector
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Janardan Mishra, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Shri Vijay Baghel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2024 ANSWERED ON 02.08.2024

## COE IN CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS SECTOR

2024: SHRI VIJAY   AGHEL:

SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

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

- (a) the  status  of  proposal  of  the  Government  to  set  up  a  Centre  of  Excellence (COE)  in chemicals and petrochemicals in the country; and
- (b)  the details of the schemes/ action plan formulated for the said purpose?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) and (b): The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals implements a scheme for setting up Centres of Excellence (CoE) under the umbrella scheme of the New Scheme of  Petrochemicals.  Under  this  Scheme,  the  Department  provides  grant-in-aid  to identified research  institutes  with  the  objective  of  improving  the  existing  technology and  research in the country and to promote development of new applications. Under the Scheme, the Government of India provides financial support upto 50 per cent of the total project cost subject to an upper limit of Rs. 5 crore. So far, 13 CoEs have been approved on various topics. The details of the same are placed at Annexure.

The  broad  areas  of  research  under  the  Scheme  include  updating  products  for new uses;   innovative   product   technology   and   product   design;   improvements   in production      processes      to      make      them      more      efficient;      recycling      process technology;  development  of  eco-friendly  processes  and  products;  development  of biodegradable and bio-based chemicals and polymers etc.

## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2024   regarding   'CoE   in   Chemicals   and   Petrochemicals   Sector'   for   answer   on 02.08.2024.

List of Approved Centers of Excellence

|   No. | Location of Centre of Excellence (CoE)                                      | Topic                                                                                                  |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | National Chemical Laboratory, Pune                                          | Sustainable Polymer Industry for Research& Innovation                                                  |
|     2 | Central Institute of Petrochemical Engineering& Technology (CIPET), Chennai | Green Transport Network                                                                                |
|     3 | CIPET, Bhubaneswar                                                          | Sustainable Green Materials                                                                            |
|     4 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi                                 | Advanced Polymeric Materials                                                                           |
|     5 | IIT, Guwahati                                                               | Sustainable Polymers                                                                                   |
|     6 | IIT, Roorkee                                                                | Process Development, Wastewater Management in Petrochemical Industries                                 |
|     7 | CIPET, Bhubaneswar                                                          | Bio-engineered Sustainable Polymeric Systems                                                           |
|     8 | National Chemical Laboratory, Pune                                          | Specialty Polymers for Customized Additive Manufacturing                                               |
|     9 | CSIR - North East Institute of Science & Technology (CSIR- NEIST)           | Polymers, their Composites and Polymeric Membranes for Sustainable Development of Petroleum Industries |
|    10 | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad                     | Polymer Coatings for Decorative, Protective and Strategic Applications                                 |
|    11 | CIPET, Bhubaneswar                                                          | Manufacturing of Next Generation Bio- Medical Devices                                                  |
|    12 | IIT, Guwahati                                                               | Sustainable & innovative design and manufacturing of polymer toys                                      |
|    13 | Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association, Thane                     | Design and Development for Value added Toys of Rubber and Allied Finished Products                     |

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