Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Chemicals and Fertilizers in India

The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in India is the federal ministry with administrative purview over three departments namely:

• Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
• Department of Fertilizers.
• Department of Pharmaceuticals.

The ministry is headed by the Minister of Chemicals and fertilizers. Jagat Prakash Nadda is the current minister.^[2]

Department of Chemicals and Fertilizers

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals was under the Ministry of Industry until December 1989, when it was brought under the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals. On June 5, 1991, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals was transferred to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.

The department is entrusted with the responsibility of planning, development and regulations of the chemicals, petrochemicals and pharmaceutical industry sector, inducting:

• Drugs and pharmaceuticals, excluding those specifically allotted to other departments
• Insecticides, excluding the administration of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968).
• Molasses
• Alcohol – Industrial and Potable from the molasses route.
• Dyestuffs and dye intermediates
• All organic and inorganic chemicals not specifically allotted to any other ministry or department.
• Bhopal disaster – special laws
• Petrochemicals
• Industries relating to production of non-cellulosic synthetic fibres such as nylon, polyester, and acrylic
• Synthetic rubber
• Plastics including fabrications of plastic and moulded goods
• Planning, development and control of, and assistance to, all industries dealt with by the Department

The department has various divisions under it. The important being:

• Chemical Division
• Petrochemicals Division
• Monitoring and Evaluation Division (M&E Division)

Department of Pharmaceuticals

Bulk Drug Parks

Medical Devices Parks

Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana

Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India, to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses through special kendras known as Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Kendra. Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Kendra (PMBJPK) have been set up to provide generic drugs, which are available at lesser prices but are equivalent in quality and efficacy as expensive branded drugs. BPPI (Bureau of Pharma Public Sector Undertakings of India) has been established under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. of India, with the support of all the CPSUs for co-ordinating procurement, supply and marketing of generic drugs through Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Kendra.^[3]

Attached offices

• National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)

Autonomous bodies

• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) ^[4]

Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) is a premier National Institution devoted to Academic, Technology Support & Research (ATR) for the Plastics & allied industries, in India. First CIPET campus was established by Government of India in 1968 at Chennai and subsequently 14 CIPET Campuses have been established by Government of India in the country.

Today CIPET has many Campus's

• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Ahmedabad
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Amritsar
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Aurangabad
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Bhopal
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Chennai
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Guwahati
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Hajipur
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Haldia
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Jaipur
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Imphal
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Lucknow
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Mysore
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Khunti
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Panipat
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Madurai
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Raipur
• Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology, Chandrapur

These are contributing through ATR services to the industries in India and Abroad, having uniform infrastructural facilities in the areas of Design, CAD/CAM/CAE, Tooling & Mould Manufacturing, Plastics processing, Testing and Quality control.

CIPET chennai also started a department called ARSTPS (Advance Research School for Technology and Product Simulation) which provides facilities in areas of Design, CAD/CAM/CAE. It also provide a ME degree program for CAD/CAM.A

Central public sector undertakings

• Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL)
• Bramhaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL)
• FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL)
• Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)
• Fertilizer Association of India (FAI)
• Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCIL)
• Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL)
• Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL)
• Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL)
• Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL)
• National Fertilizers Limited (NFL)
• Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL)
• Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF)
• Bramhaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL)
• Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Cabinet Ministers

Ministers of State

Notes

1. The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers was bifurcated into the Department of Fertilizers under the Ministry of Agriculture and the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals under the Ministry of Industry.

References

1. "Union Budget 2020-21 Analysis" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2020.
2. "Statement of Srikant Kumar Jena on CCEA approval of the proposal regarding revival of five closed units of FCIL – Invest in India". investinindia.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
3. "Jan Aushadhi : An Initiative of Government of India | Generic Medicine Campaign Improving Access to Medicines". janaushadhi.gov.in. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
4. http://www.cipet.gov.in/