Plans to revive Talcher unit of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd

Government of India has decided to revive the Talcher unit of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL) by setting up an ammonia urea plant of 12.7 Lakh Metric Tonne per annum capacity by forming a Joint venture Company (JV) of nominated PSUs i.e. Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF), Coal India Ltd (CIL) and FCIL.

The information was given by the Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

Accordingly, a JV company named Talcher Fertilizers Ltd (TFL) has been incorporated on 03.11.2015. 

The direct employment opportunities would be about 510 and indirect employment opportunities would be 4500 (during the construction phase) for the Talcher fertiliser plant. Besides employment opportunities for the local people, the Talcher fertiliser plant would boost economic development in the eastern region and would ensure the availability of urea to the farmers in the state of Odisha.