Only six PSU fertiliser plants in profit, 7 under losses: Nihal Chand
As many as ten fertiliser plants, out of 23 operated by state-run companies, are closed
BS B2B Bureau B2B Connect | New Delhi
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The PSUs which are operating in the fertiliser sector are Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF), National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL), Madras Fertilizers Ltd (MFL), Fertilizers And Chemicals Travancore (FACT), Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Ltd (BVFCL), Fertilizers Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL) and Hindustan Fertilizers Corporation Ltd (HFCL).
Nihal Chand added, "The government has planned financial restructuring of three sick units namely MFL, BVFCL and FACT to sustain their operations. The government has also planned to revive five closed units of FCIL. Proposal/action plan on revival of HFCL units to be taken up once revival of FCIL units is on track.”
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The one plant each of BVFCL and FACT are also closed, whereas the remaining two plants of BVFCL are in profit, while other three plants of FACT are witnessing losses.
The RCF and MFL are only PSUs, whose all, two and one plant respectively are in profit. Another PSU NFL's four plants are in losses while single plant is in profit.
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First Published: Jul 26 2014 | 3:14 PM IST