Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
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| Jurisdiction |  Republic of India |
| Annual budget | ₹71,897 crore (US$9.5 billion) (2020-21 est.) [1] |
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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 Fertilisers
- Department of Pharmaceuticals
The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Chemicals and fertilisers. Mansukh L. Mandaviya is the current minister for the departments.[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 (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[]
NPPA is an organization of the Government of India which was established, inter alia, to fix/ revise the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations and to enforce prices and availability of the medicines in the country, under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1995.
The organization is also entrusted with the task of recovering amounts overcharged by manufacturers for the controlled drugs from the consumers.
It also monitors the prices of decontrolled drugs in order to keep them at reasonable levels.
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
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 Units[]
- Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL)
- Bramhaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation Limited (BVFCL)
- FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL)
- Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)
- Fertiliser 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 Fertilisers Limited (NFL)
- Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL)
- Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Limited (RCF)
- Bramhaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL)
- Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO)
- Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO)
- Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
List of Ministers[]
| No | Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political Party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Bala Pajanor | 19 August 1979 | 23 December 1979 | 126 days | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Chaudhary Charan Singh | ||
| 2 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 
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21 June 1991 | 17 February 1994 | 2 years, 241 days | Indian National Congress | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |
| 3 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | 17 February 1994 | 16 May 1996 | 2 years, 89 days | ||||
| 4 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 
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16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| 5 | Sis Ram Ola | 
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29 June 1996 | 9 June 1997 | 345 days | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral | |
| 6 | M. Arunachalam | 
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9 June 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 283 days | Tamil Maanila Congress | I. K. Gujral | |
| 7 | Surjit Singh Barnala | 
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19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| 8 | Suresh Prabhu | 
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13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | 353 days | Shiv Sena | ||
| 9 | Sunder Lal Patwa | 30 September 2000 | 7 November 2000 | 38 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 10 | Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa | 
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7 November 2000 | 22 May 2004 | 3 years, 197 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| 11 | Ram Vilas Paswan | 
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22 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 5 years, 0 days | Lok Janshakti Party | Manmohan Singh | |
| 12 | M. K. Alagiri | 
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28 May 2009 | 20 March 2013 | 3 years, 296 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 13 | Srikant Kumar Jena (Independent Charge) |
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20 March 2013 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 67 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 14 | Ananth Kumar | 
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26 May 2014 | 12 November 2018 | 4 years, 170 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Narendra Modi | |
| 15 | D. V. Sadananda Gowda | 
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12 November 2018 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 237 days | |||
| 16 | Mansukh L. Mandaviya | 
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7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 210 days | |||
Ministers of State[]
| Minister of state | Portrait | Political party | Term | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihal Chand | 
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Bharatiya Janata Party | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 167 days | |
| Hansraj Gangaram Ahir | 
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9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 1 year, 239 days | ||
| Mansukh L. Mandaviya | 
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5 July 2016 | 7 July 2021 | 5 years, 2 days | ||
| Rao Inderjit Singh | 
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3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | ||
| Bhagwanth Khuba | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 210 days | |||
References[]
- ^ "Union Budget 2020-21 Analysis" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jan Aushadhi : An Initiative of Government of India | Generic Medicine Campaign Improving Access to Medicines". janaushadhi.gov.in. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ http://www.cipet.gov.in/
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