| Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
| Seal: | Government of India logo.svg |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of India |
| Budget: | (2023-24 est.) [1] |
| Chief1 Name: | Jagat Prakash Nadda |
| Chief1 Position: | Cabinet Minister |
| Chief2 Name: | Anupriya Patel |
| Chief2 Position: | Minister of State |
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in India is the federal ministry with administrative purview over three departments namely:
The ministry is headed by the Minister of Chemicals and fertilizers. Jagat Prakash Nadda is the current minister.[2]
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:
The department has various divisions under it. The important being:
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]
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
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
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Ramchandra Rath | 11 September 1982 | 31 October 1984 | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | ||||
| Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers | ||||||||||
| 2 | Chinta Mohan | 26 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||||
| 3 | Eduardo Faleiro | 18 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | |||||||
| 4 | A. K. Patel | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||||
| 5 | Ramesh Bais | 13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | Vajpayee III | ||||||
| 6 | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 30 September 2000 | 1 July 2002 | |||||||
| 7 | Tapan Sikdar | 1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | |||||||
| 8 | Chhatrapal Singh Lodha | 29 January 2003 | 16 March 2004 | |||||||
| 9 | K. Rahman Khan | 23 May 2004 | 20 July 2004 | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | ||||
| 10 | Bijoy Krishna Handique | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | |||||||
| 11 | Srikant Kumar Jena | 28 May 2009 | 20 March 2013 | Manmohan II | ||||||
| 12 | Nihalchand | 27 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||||
| 13 | Hansraj Gangaram Ahir | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | |||||||
| 14 | Mansukh Mandaviya | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | |||||||
| 15 | Rao Inderjit Singh | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | |||||||
| 16 | Mansukh Mandaviya | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | Modi II | ||||||
| 17 | Bhagwanth Khuba | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | |||||||
| 18 | Anupriya Patel | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Apna Dal (Sonelal) | Modi III | |||||