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- A parliamentary standing committee has criticised the Department of Fertilisers for adequately accepting only four of its 18 recommendations, calling replies on 11 others inadequate.
- The panel is concerned that disinvestment of fertiliser PSUs is proceeding even though a decision on classifying the sector as 'strategic' is pending, and without the long-term study on fertiliser requirements it had recommended.
- It also flagged unanswered recommendations on restructuring legacy debt of FACT and Madras Fertilizers, modernising ageing urea plants, reviving closed units at Haldia and Durgapur, and auditing PSU land assets.
- The report raises questions about how the government balances fertiliser PSU sell-offs with food security.
What to watch next
- Whether the government gives an updated status on the strategic reclassification of the fertiliser sector and interim safeguards for fertiliser PSUs.
- Whether the department commissions the long-term study on production capacity, consumption, import dependence and feedstock security before further disinvestment.
- Whether a decision is taken on PDIL, after the department indicated a third strategic sale may not be initiated.
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Named India · Assam · Department of Fertilisers · Durgapur · Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd · Government of India · Haldia · Madras Fertilizers Ltd · Namrup · Projects and Development India Ltd · Trinamool Congress · Cabinet · Kirti Azad
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