The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in
India
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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.
Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya (born 1 June 1972) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers of India. He is also a Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat.
Early life
Mans ...
is the current minister for the departments.
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:
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Drug
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s and
pharmaceuticals
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and re ...
, excluding those specifically allotted to other departments
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Insecticide
Insecticides are substances used to kill insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture, medicine, industry and by consumers. Insecticides are claimed t ...
s, excluding the administration of the
Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968).
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Molasses
Molasses () is a viscous substance resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar. Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, method of extraction and age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is primarily used to sweeten and flavour foods ...
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Alcohol
Alcohol most commonly refers to:
* Alcohol (chemistry), an organic compound in which a hydroxyl group is bound to a carbon atom
* Alcohol (drug), an intoxicant found in alcoholic drinks
Alcohol may also refer to:
Chemicals
* Ethanol, one of sev ...
– Industrial and Potable from the molasses route.
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Dyestuffs and dye intermediates
*All
organic
Organic may refer to:
* Organic, of or relating to an organism, a living entity
* Organic, of or relating to an anatomical organ
Chemistry
* Organic matter, matter that has come from a once-living organism, is capable of decay or is the product ...
and
inorganic chemicals
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not specifically allotted to any other ministry or department.
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Bhopal disaster
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– special laws
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Petrochemical
Petrochemicals (sometimes abbreviated as petchems) are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewabl ...
s
*Industries relating to production of non-
cellulosic synthetic fibres such as
nylon
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Nylon is a silk-like thermoplastic, generally made from pet ...
,
polyester
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, and
acrylic
Acrylic may refer to:
Chemicals and materials
* Acrylic acid, the simplest acrylic compound
* Acrylate polymer, a group of polymers (plastics) noted for transparency and elasticity
* Acrylic resin, a group of related thermoplastic or thermosett ...
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Synthetic rubber
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Plastic
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s 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
The Government of India ( ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...
, 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
Generic or generics may refer to:
In business
* Generic term, a common name used for a range or class of similar things not protected by trademark
* Generic brand, a brand for a product that does not have an associated brand or trademark, other ...
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.
Attached offices
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National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is a government regulatory agency that controls the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) was constituted vide Government of India Resolutio ...
(NPPA)
NPPA is an organisation 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 organisation 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)
[http://www.cipet.gov.in/]
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
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*Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Chennai
*Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Guwahati
*Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad
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*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
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*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 Undertakings
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Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL)
*Bramhaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL)
*FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL)
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Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)
*Fertilizer Association of India (FAI)
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Fertilizer Corporation of India
Fertilizer Corporation of India is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.
in India.
It began in 1961 when Indian government consolidated several state ...
(FCIL)
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Hindustan Antibiotics Limited
Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL),is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. It is based in Pune, India. It is the first government-owned-drug manufac ...
(HAL)
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Hindustan Insecticides Limited
Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.. It was incorporated in March 1954 in order to start production of DDT for th ...
(HIL)
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Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited
Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking based in Mumbai. It was established in 1960 to indigenize manufacture of basic chemicals and to reduce country’s dependence on import of vital organic ...
(HOCL)
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Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL)
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National Fertilizers Limited (NFL)
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Projects and Development India Limited
Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.
History
PDIL started as the technology wing of Fertilizer Corp ...
(PDIL)
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Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF)
*Bramhaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL)
*Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
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References
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