Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)

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
• Insecticides, excluding the administration of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (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......
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