Lok Sabha Question No. 1643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: CHANDU LAL SAHU, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1643 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

## CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PLASTICS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

## 1643 SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU : KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE :

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

- a)  the total number of centres of the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) functioning in the country, State-wise;
- b) the objectives of setting up of CIPET and its achievements since inception;
- c) whether the Government has any proposal chalked out any plan to set up new CIPET centres in the country and if so, the details thereof; State-wise;
- d) the number of students who have received training from the CIPET and the status of their employment till date, if; and
- e) whether  the  Government  has  directed  CIPET  to  start  a  Plastic  Waste Management Consultancy to provide guidance on managing the plastic waste and a National Institute of Plastic Research to  undertake research in various fields, and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

- (a) Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) has 28 centres functioning in the country. Locations and state-wise details are given below:
- (b) The main objectives of CIPET are (i) to develop skilled human resources to meet the requirement of plastics and allied industries; (ii) to conduct academic programmes,  (iii) to render  Technology Support Services; and (iv) to undertake Research & Development in the niche areas of Polymer Science & Technology. As per the data available from 2002 to January 2016, CIPET has trained around 2,70,600 students and assisted industries and institutions by providing around 4,75,000 technical support service assignments.
- (c) Setting up of CIPET centres is a dynamic process based on the demand and growth of plastics industry and requisite infrastructural and financial support of the State Government. During 2015-16, the Government has approved setting up 05 Centres of CIPET at Dharampur (Gujarat), Baddi (HP), Bhopal (MP), Vijayawada (AP) and Raipur (Chhattisgarh).
- (d) As  per  the  data  available  from  2002  to  January  2016,  CIPET  has  trained around  2,70,600  students  out  of  which  80%  -  85%  students  with  long-term courses  and  75%  -  80%  students  with  short-term  vocational  courses  have been employed in India and abroad.
- (e) A Plastic Waste Management Centre (PWMC) centre has been established by CIPET at Guwahati as a model demonstration centre with the objectives to develop manpower through training in the field of plastics recycling technology,  to  promote  cost  effective  recycled  plastics  material  grades  for variety  of  end-use  applications  and  to  create  business  and  employment opportunities from waste to wealth concept. CIPET has set up two laboratories at Bhubaneswar (Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials)  and  Chennai  (Advanced  Research  School  for  Technology  and Product Simulation) for research in plastic sector.

| S.No.   | State         | Centre                                                                                            |
|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1-2     | Gujarat       | Ahmedabad and Valsad                                                                              |
| 3-6     | Odisha        | Bhubaneswar - I, Bhubaneswar - II (MCTI campus), APPTC, Balasore, LARPM (R&D wing) at Bhubaneswar |
| 7-9     | Tamilnadu     | Chennai, Madurai, ARSTPS (R&D Wing) at Chennai                                                    |
| 10      | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow                                                                                           |
| 11      | Kerala        | Kochi                                                                                             |
| 12      | Punjab        | Amritsar                                                                                          |

| 13.   | Maharashtra      | Aurangabad                            |
|-------|------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 14-15 | Madhya Pradesh   | Bhopal-I, Bhopal-II                   |
| 16-17 | Assam            | Guwahati and PWMC Guwahati            |
| 18    | Telangana        | Hyderabad                             |
| 19    | Bihar            | Hajipur                               |
| 20    | West Bengal      | Haldia                                |
| 21.   | Rajasthan        | Jaipur                                |
| 22    | Manipur          | Imphal                                |
| 23    | Karnataka        | Mysore                                |
| 24    | Haryana          | Murthal                               |
| 25    | Chattisgarh      | Raipur                                |
| 26    | Andhra Pradesh   | Vijayawada                            |
| 27    | Himachal Pradesh | Baddi                                 |
| 28    | Haryana          | Polymer Data Services Centre, Gurgaon |

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