Lok Sabha Question No. 413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Investment in Fertilizer Industry
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 413 TO BE ANSWERED ON  26-04-2016

## Investment in Fertilizer Industry

## 413: SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  total  investment  made  in  the  fertilizer  sector  during  the  last  three years;
- (b) the details of the fertilizers that are covered under such investments; and
- (c) the  details  of  funds  utilized  and  achievements  made  in  this  sector  during  the  above period?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## ( SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b):  The details of the total investment made by respective urea units during the last three years are as follows:

(Rs. in crores)

| Name of the fertilizer units                                    | Fertilizer covered   | 2013-14                                                                                         | 2014-15                                                                                         | 2015-16                                                                                         |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF)               | Urea/NPK             | 232.33                                                                                          | 145.73                                                                                          | 235.04*                                                                                         |
| Southern Petrochemicals Industries & Cooperation Limited (SPIC) | Urea                 | 6.09                                                                                            | 13.12                                                                                           | 17.19                                                                                           |
| Kanpur Fertlizers& Cement Limited (KFCL)                        | Urea                 | 278                                                                                             | 31.58                                                                                           | 27.39                                                                                           |
| National Fertilizers Limited (NFL)                              | Urea                 | 1407.97                                                                                         | 2.44                                                                                            | 22.00                                                                                           |
| Mangalore Fetilizers& Chemicals Limited (MCFL)                  | Urea/DAP             | Total investment made during the three years viz., 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 is Rs. 357 Crs. | Total investment made during the three years viz., 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 is Rs. 357 Crs. | Total investment made during the three years viz., 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 is Rs. 357 Crs. |
| Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & chemicals Limited (GNVFC)  | Urea/ANP             | 1492                                                                                            | 1492                                                                                            | 1492                                                                                            |

Further,  during  2015-16,  nvestment  for  two  new  gas  based  urea  ammonia  plants  have been  proposed  -  one  by  Chambal  Fertilizers  &  Chemicals  Limited  (CFCL)  and  another  by Ramgundam Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited (RFCL).

(c): The  investment  made  by  different  fertilizer  units  was  mainly  for  improving  energy efficiency and enhancing production capacity by way of revamp, upgradation and conversion of existing urea units.

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