The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers is the administrative unit of three departments namely:-
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
Department of Fertilizers
Department of Pharmaceuticals
The Ministry is headed by Minister of Chemicals and fertilizers. The incumbent is Shri.M.K.Azhagiri
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
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 Fertilizers.
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