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Cabinet approves Grant-in-aid of 100 crore to Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited, Assam

Cabinet approves Grant-in-aid of 100 crore to Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited, Assam
Cabinet approves Grant-in-aid of 100 crore to Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited, Assam

Cabinet approves Grant-in-aid of 100 crore to Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited, Assam

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi accorded approval to the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for Grant-in-aid of Rs.100 crore to Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited (BVFCL), Namrup (Assam) to sustain operations of it's urea manufacturing units.

BVFCL, Namrup is a Public Sector Undertaking formed as per Companies Act, under the administrative control of the Department of Fertilizers (DoF), Government of India. At present, the Company is operating its two vintage plants viz. Namrup-ll and Namrup-lll in the premises of BVFCL in Namrup, Assam. Despite being the first gas based urea manufacturing unit in India and having all the infrastructure and feedstock availability, it has been difficult to maintain reasonable production level from the existing units in a cost effective manner because of their old & obsolete technology. 

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In order to ensure the safe, sustainable and economic operation of the plants, certain equipment and machineries need to be replaced/overhauled. The minimum functional repair to be undertaken for smoother operation of the plants with procurement of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and catalyst items etc. shall attract an estimated expenditure of Rs.100 crores and therefore, Gol approved Grant in Aid of Rs. 100 crores to BVFCL.

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