b)whether the Government proposes to privatise such sick/closed units;

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO:

1013

ANSWERED ON:

24.07.2018

Production and Availability of Fertilizer

DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH

Will the Minister of

CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

be pleased to state:-

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a)the decrease in production and availability of fertilizers due to closure of fertilizer production units in the country;  (b)whether the Government proposes to privatise such sick/closed units; (c)if so, the details thereof ; and  (d)the action taken by the Government in this regard?  ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS ( RAO INDERJIT SINGH) __________________________________________________________________ (a): The production capacity and availability of urea decreased by 22.80 Lakh Metric Tonne Per Annum (LMTPA) due to decision of the Government to close Gorakhpur, Sindri, Ramagundam, Korba & Talcher units of The Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL) and Durgapur, Haldia & Barauni units of the Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd in 2002. (b) to (d): Government has, at present decided to revive 5 closed units namely Gorakhpur, Sindri, Talcher and Ramagundam units of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL) and Barauni unit of Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited (HFCL) through ‘Nomination Route’ of Joint Ventures of nominated Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs). Each of these units are being revived by installing new Urea Plant having production capacity of 1.27 Million Metric Tonne Urea per annum.