Parliament Question: Plastic Parks Industries

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4780 ANSWERED ON 20/03/2026 PLASTIC PSARKS INDUSTRIES 4780 SMT. ANITA NAGARSINGH CHOUHAN:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Plastic Park Scheme is being implemented by the Government to encourage Plastic Industries, generating employment and providing modern infrastructure for the said industry, if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Madya Pradesh;

(b) whether proper arrangements have been developed for Common facility centre, availability of raw materials and waste management in the said Plastic Parks, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Government proposes to establish Plastic Park to provide employment opportunities in the said industry for local youth;

(d) if so, the details of the proposal along with the proposed time limit for establishing the said park in tribal dominated Lok Sabha Constituency of Ratlam, Jhabua and Alirajpur of Madhya Pradesh, district-wise; and

(e) if not the reasons therefor? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (c): The Government of India, through the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, is implementing the Scheme for Setting up of Plastic Parks to support the development of need-based plastic processing clusters in the country. The objective of the scheme is to promote the downstream plastic processing industry by providing infrastructure and common facilities through a cluster development approach, thereby enhancing investment, production, and employment generation in the sector.Under the scheme, the Government of India provides a grant-in-aid up to 50% of the project cost, subject to a ceiling of Rs. 40 crore per project, while the remaining cost is borne by the State Government/implementing agency and participating industries through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).

Madhya Pradesh:

Two Plastic Parks have been approved in the State, namely:

1. Tamot Plastic Park - Approved in 2013 with a total project cost of about Rs. 108 crore, including a Government of India grant of Rs. 40 crore.

2. Bilaua Plastic Park (Gwalior) - Approved in 2018 with a total project cost of about Rs. 68.72 crore, including a Government of India grant of Rs. 34.36 crore.

These parks are developed with common infrastructure and facilities such as roads, power supply, water supply, sewerage/waste treatment systems, common facilities centre, and other support services to facilitate the growth of plastic processing industries and generate employment in the region.

So far, 10 Plastic Parks have been approved in different States of the country. The State-wise

details are as follows:

S. Name of Overall progress iNo. of Plots Total Total Cen Central Private I Employ N the Plastn Physical Infrastallotted projec tral Gran Grant nvestmen ment G o. ic Park ructure (Civil Wo t Cost t Approve Release t attracte enerate rk) (in Rs. d d d d (in %) cr.) (in Rs. cr. (in Rs. c(in Rs. cr.

) r.) ) 1 Tamot, 100 33 108.00 40.00 36.00 68.75 274 Madhya Pradesh 2 Jagatsing 100 46 106.78 40.00 36.00 91.28 295 hpur, Od isha 3 Tinsukia 96 84 Plots an 93.65 40.00 35.73 212.00 982 , Assam d 15 Sheds 4 Tiruvallu 84 Stayed by t 216.91 40.00 15.97 r, Tamil he Hon’ble - - Nadu NGT, Chen nai5 Deoghar, 91 - 67.33 33.67 30.30 - - Jharkhan d 6 Bilaua, 100 05 68.72 34.36 30.92 2.54 - Madhya Pradesh 7 Sitarganj 67 41 115.81 3 3.91 30.51 - - , Uttarak hand 8 Raipur, 100 38 42.09 21.04 18.93 - - Chhattis garh 9 Ganjimu 83 - 62.77 31.38 17.25 - - tt, Karna taka 10 Gorakhp 62 62 69.58 34.79 19.12 89.00 295 ur, Uttar Pradesh

(d) and (e): The Department has already accorded approval for the establishment of 10 Plastic Parks, which are at various stages of implementation. The Department is not considering the establishment of more Plastic Parks beyond the present 10 approved parks and is currently focusing on the successful completion and operationalization of these 10 parks.

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