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There
is a Plan Scheme titled “Science & Technology” Programme in the Department
of Fertilizers under which Grants are given to various reputed institutes in
the country. The Science &
Technology (S&T) Programme of Department of Fertilizers primarily lays
emphasis at research & development of processes and equipments to lower
specific energy consumption in fertiliser plants. Besides projects in the area of adopting
pollution free means for chemical reaction in fertilizer plant vis-a-vis disposal of hazardous
spent catalyst after recovery of valuable metals, recharging the fertility of
the soil are also being sponsored by this Department. In addition, some projects on the side of fertilizer and
insecticide usage in agricultural crops etc. are also being considered from the
year 2006-07 onwards. All these Research
& Development projects are being sponsored by this Department through
premier academic institutions with the ultimate objective of disseminating
successful outcomes to the fertilizer industry for adoption in production
process.
During
Annual Plan 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 Plan Expenditure
under S&T Programme is given below:
(Rs. in crore)
This
information was given by the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Shri Srikant Kumar Jena in a
written reply in the Lok Sabha
today.
RTS/AS
(Release ID :81482) |
Thursday 23 August 2012
Spending on research of fertilizers
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