Lok Sabha Debates
Need To Look Into The Problems Being Faced By Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer ... on 18 February, 2009
> Title: Need to look into the problems being faced by Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited, Namrup, Assam.
SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL (DIBRUGARH): Sir, the Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited of Assam is moving through a very difficult period of production. This has been reported to the House time and again since 2004 but unfortunately the Central Government, particularly the Ministry of Fertilizer is not paying adequate attention to find out permanent solution for continuation of production of fertilizer to meet the demands of the Tea Planters’ (small & big) and also the common farmers of Assam and North East… (Interruptions)
श्री राजेश रंजन उर्फ पप्पू यादव (मधेपुरा) : महोदय, मैनें भी नोटिस दिया है, मेरा नार्थ-ईस्ट का बहुत महत्वपूर्ण मामला है।
MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Speaker has not allowed. I am giving time as per the instructions of the hon. Speaker.
SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL: I would also like to draw the attention of the Central Government that this is the only major industry set up by the Congress regime in the last five decades of their rule in my Lok Sabha Constituency, because the other major existing industries like tea, coal, timber, refinery, exploration of oil and natural gas were set up by the British India before Independence. On the other hand, Dibrugarh Lok Sabha Constituency being one of the highest revenue paid zone of the country is not getting due weightage in terms of the modern infrastructural growth in the national policy making decisions. This is the sheer example of deprivations of the area. The Namrup II and III are mostly irregular in production because of the aging machineries. The experts also view that these two existing production units are no more in a position for sustainable productivity. So, considering the demands of fertilizer market in Assam & North east the proposed new grassroots plant (fourth plant), as promised by the hon. Minister of Fertilizer & Chemical, Shri Ram Bilas Paswan during his maiden visit to Namrup on 26 June, 2006, to make the plant more productive, the salary structure of the employees must be revised and also to make the involvement of the professional expert of the country.
I strongly urge upon the Central Government to immediately give priority attention with adequate budgetary support to set up the fourth plant immediately to meet the demands of the fertilizer market of Assam and North East.
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