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Formed | 25 December 1975 |
Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Annual budget | ₹178,482 crore (US$21 billion) (2023-24 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:
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
No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
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From | To | Period | ||||||||
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | ||||||||||
1 | ![]() | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 25 December 1975 | 23 December 1976 | 364 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi | ||
2 | ![]() | Keshav Dev Malviya (1904–1981) MP for Domariyaganj | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | 91 days | |||||
3 | ![]() | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (1919–1989) MP for Lucknow | 28 March 1977 | 29 March 1977 | 1 day | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai | ||
Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers | ||||||||||
(3) | ![]() | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (1919–1989) MP for Lucknow | 29 March 1977 | 15 July 1977 | 108 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai | ||
– | ![]() | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat (Prime Minister) | 16 July 1979 | 28 July 1979 | 12 days | |||||
4 | ![]() | T. A. Pai (1922–1981) MP for Udipi | 28 July 1979 | 19 August 1979 | 22 days | Indian National Congress (U) | Charan | Charan Singh | ||
5 | ![]() | Aravinda Bala Pajanor (1935–2013) MP for Pondicherry | 19 August 1979 | 26 December 1979 | 129 days | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
6 | ![]() | Shyam Nath Kacker (born unknown) Unelected | 26 December 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 19 days | Janata Party (Secular) | ||||
Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals | ||||||||||
(1) | ![]() | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore | 16 January 1980 | 7 March 1980 | 51 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | ||
7 | ![]() | Veerendra Patil (1924–1997) MP for Bagalkot | 7 March 1980 | 19 October 1980 | 226 days | |||||
Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers | ||||||||||
(1) | ![]() | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore | 19 October 1980 | 15 January 1982 | 1 year, 88 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | ||
8 | ![]() | P. Shiv Shankar (1929–2017) MP for Secunderabad | 15 January 1982 | 2 September 1982 | 230 days | |||||
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | ||||||||||
9 | ![]() | Vasant Sathe (1925–2011) MP for Wardha | 2 September 1982 | 31 October 1984 | 2 years, 120 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | ||
31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi | |||||||
(7) | ![]() | Veerendra Patil (1924–1997) MP for Bagalkot | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Rajiv II | ||||
Ministry disestablished during this interval. [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||
Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals | ||||||||||
10 | ![]() | M. S. Gurupadaswamy (1924–2011) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 339 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | ||
11 | ![]() | Satya Prakash Malaviya (1934–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 223 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar | ||
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | ||||||||||
– | ![]() | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister) | 21 June 1991 | 17 February 1994 | 2 years, 241 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||
12 | ![]() | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (1920–2006) MP for Arrah | 17 February 1994 | 16 May 1996 | 2 years, 89 days | |||||
– | ![]() | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
– | ![]() | H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) Unelected (Prime Minister) | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda | ||
13 | ![]() | Sis Ram Ola (1927–2013) MP for Jhunjhunu (MoS, I/C) | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 345 days | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | ||||
21 April 1997 | 9 June 1997 | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral | |||||||
14 | ![]() | M. Arunachalam (1944–2004) MP for Tenkasi | 9 June 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 283 days | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | ||||
15 | ![]() | Surjit Singh Barnala (1925–2017) MP for Sangrur | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
16 | ![]() | Suresh Prabhu (born 1953) MP for Rajapur | 13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | 353 days | Shiv Sena | Vajpayee III | |||
17 | ![]() | Sundar Lal Patwa (1924–2016) MP for Narmadapuram | 30 September 2000 | 7 November 2000 | 38 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
18 | ![]() | Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (born 1936) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 7 November 2000 | 22 May 2004 | 3 years, 197 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||||
19 | ![]() | Ram Vilas Paswan (1946–2020) MP for Hajipur | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 4 years, 364 days | Lok Janshakti Party | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | ||
20 | ![]() | M. K. Alagiri (born 1951) MP for Madurai | 28 May 2009 | 20 March 2013 | 3 years, 296 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Manmohan II | |||
21 | ![]() | Srikant Kumar Jena (born 1950) MP for Balasore (MoS, I/C) | 20 March 2013 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 67 days | Indian National Congress | ||||
22 | ![]() | Ananth Kumar (1959–2018) MP for Bangalore South | 27 May 2014 | 12 November 2018 (died in office) | 4 years, 169 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||
23 | ![]() | D. V. Sadananda Gowda (born 1953) MP for Bangalore North | 13 November 2018 | 30 May 2019 | 2 years, 236 days | |||||
31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | Modi II | ||||||||
24 | ![]() | Mansukh Mandaviya (born 1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | |||||
25 | ![]() | Jagat Prakash Nadda (born 1960) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 34 days | Modi III | ||||
No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
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From | To | Period | ||||||||
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers | ||||||||||
1 | ![]() | Ramchandra Rath (born 1945) MP for Aska | 11 September 1982 | 31 October 1984 | 2 years, 50 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | ||
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers | ||||||||||
2 | ![]() | Chinta Mohan (born 1954) MP for Tirupati | 26 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | 1 year, 205 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||
3 | ![]() | Eduardo Faleiro (born 1940) MP for Mormugao | 18 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | 3 years, 119 days | |||||
4 | ![]() | A. K. Patel (born 1931) MP for Mehsana | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
5 | ![]() | Ramesh Bais (born 1947) MP for Raipur | 13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | 353 days | Vajpayee III | ||||
6 | ![]() | Satyabrata Mookherjee (1932–2023) MP for Krishnanagar | 30 September 2000 | 1 July 2002 | 1 year, 274 days | |||||
7 | ![]() | Tapan Sikdar (1944–2014) MP for Dum Dum | 1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | 212 days | |||||
8 | ![]() | Chhatrapal Singh Lodha (born 1946) MP for Bulandshahr | 29 January 2003 | 16 March 2004 | 1 year, 47 days | |||||
9 | ![]() | K. Rahman Khan (born 1939) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 23 May 2004 | 20 July 2004 | 58 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | ||
10 | ![]() | Bijoy Krishna Handique (1934–2015) MP for Jorhat | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | 3 years, 113 days | |||||
11 | ![]() | Srikant Kumar Jena (born 1950) MP for Balasore | 28 May 2009 | 20 March 2013 | 3 years, 296 days | Manmohan II | ||||
12 | ![]() | Nihalchand (born 1971) MP for Ganganagar | 27 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 166 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||
13 | ![]() | Hansraj Gangaram Ahir (born 1954) MP for Chandrapur | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 1 year, 239 days | |||||
14 | ![]() | Mansukh Mandaviya (born 1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | 2 years, 329 days | |||||
15 | ![]() | Rao Inderjit Singh (born 1951) MP for Gurgaon | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | |||||
16 | ![]() | Mansukh Mandaviya (born 1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Modi II | ||||
17 | ![]() | Bhagwanth Khuba (born 1967) MP for Bidar | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | |||||
18 | ![]() | Anupriya Patel (born 1981) MP for Mirzapur | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 34 days | Apna Dal (Sonelal) | Modi III | |||
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