Plan Performance

Capacity build-up

5.1.1 The installed capacity and production of fertilizers in the country at the end of Seventh Five Year Plan, in the terminal year of the Eighth Plan and in the fourth year of Ninth Plan (2000-01) are indicated below:

(in Lakh Tones)

NOTE: *Estimated

5.1.2 The installed capacity of nitrogen and phosphates in the terminal year (1996-97) of the Eighth Plan was 97.77 lakh MT and 29.05 lakh MT, respectively. Due to the uncertainty in the wake of decontrol of phospbatic fertilizers, no major phosphotic fertilizer plant was commissioned during the Eighth Plan period. During the fours years (1997-98 to 2000-2001) of ninth plan, the total capacity buildup was 19.11 lakhs of nitrogen and 17.29 lakhs of phosphate. In the last year (2001-2002), a capacity of 1.47 lakh MT of nitrogen and 1 .82 lakh MT of phosphates is expected to be added. The total capacity by the end of ninth plan is expected to be 118.35 lakh MT of nitrogen and 48.17 lakhs MT of phosphate. In view at the current trend in production the production of fertilizers during 2000-01 is estimated at 111 .98 lakh MT of nitrogen and 39.84 lakh MT of phosphate. Sector-wise targets and achievements in respect of production and capacity utilisation from 1994-95 onwards are given in Annexures-Vl & VII.

Plan outlays

5.2.1 An outlay of Rs. 5484.00 crore was provided for various schemes to be undertaken during the Eighth Plan period (1992-97) by the Department of Fertilizers and the Public and Cooperative Sector Undertakings under its administrative control. Out of this, a sum of Rs. 4466.00 crore was to be met by way of Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR) and the balance amount of Rs.1018.00 crore was to be provided through Budgetary support. The actual expenditure during the Eighth Plan was Rs.4952.98 crore.

5.2.2 For the Ninth Plan (1997-2002), Planning Commission has approved an outlay of Rs. 11013.00 crore consisting of Rs.800 crore as Domestic Budgetary Support, Rs.127.00 crore as External Aid routed through Budget and Rs. 10086.00 crore to be met out of IEBR.

5.2.3 For the year, 1997-98, a Plan outlay of Rs.1728.38 crore was approved by the Planning Commission, with Rs. 1488.60 crore to be met out of IEBR and the balance amount of Rs. 239.78 crore to he provided through Budgetary Support. As against this, the actual expenditure for 1997-98 was Rs 1324.38 crore.

5.2.4 For the year 1998-99, a Plan outlay of Rs. 2200.00 crore was approved by the Planning Commission with Rs.2040.00 to be met out of the IEBR and balance amount of Rs.160.00 crore to be provided through Budgetary Support. As against this, the actual expenditure for 1998-99 was Rs.801.30 crore.

5.2.5 For the year 1999-2000, a Plan outlay of Rs. 1828.00 crore was approved by the Planning Commission with Rs.1663.00 crore to be met out of the IEBR and the balance amount of Rs. 165.00 crore to be provided through Budgetary Support. As against this the actual expenditure was Rs.604.25 crore.

5.2.6 For the year 2000-2001, a Plan outlay of Rs.1872.00 Budgetary support crore has been approved by the Planning Commission with Rs. 1675 crore to be met out of IEBR and balance amount of Rs.197.00 crore to be provided through Budgetary Support. As against This, the actual expenditure up to December, for 2000 was Rs.444.50 crore.

5.2.7 For the year 2001 -2002, a Plan outlay at Rs. 1149.03 crore has been approved by the Planning commission with Rs. 942.03 crore to ho met out of IEBR and balance amount of Rs.207 crore to be provided through Budgetary Support. The details of the Plan outlays are given in Annexure VIII.

Budgetary support

5.3.1 For the year 2000-2001, there is a not provision of Rs. 8911.84 crore: Rs.197.00 crore under Plan and Rs. 8714.84 crore under Non-Plan. In the Revised Estimates for 2000 -2001 the net provision is Rs.14271.54 crore: Rs.164.80 crore under Plan and Rs.14106.74 crore under Non-Plan. For the year 2001 -2002. there is a net provision of Rs. 14583.70 crore, Rs.207 crore under Plan and Rs. 14376.76 crore under non-Plan. The details of Non-Plan and Plan provisions in 2000-2001 (BE). and 2000-2001 (RE),and 2001-2002 (BE) are given in Annexure IX.