Hindustan Insecticides

Indian chemical company

Hindustan InsecticidesCompany type| Central Public Sector Undertaking

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Industry| Chemicals
Founded| 1954
Headquarters| New Delhi
Products| DDT
Owner| Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India

Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India..[1][2] It was incorporated in March 1954 in order to start production of DDT for the National Malaria Eradication Programme.[3] Since then its product range has expanded to include Insecticides, Herbicides, Weedecides, and Fungicides.[4]

HIL is the world's largest producer of DDT. The company has three manufacturing units, located at Udyogamandal near Kochi (Southern India), Rasayani near Mumbai (Western India) and Bathinda in Punjab (Northern India). It provides employment to nearly 1300 people.

HIL plans to continue expanding its seed and fertilizers operations.

## References

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1. ^ Venu Gopal, P N (4 July 2015). "Hindustan Insecticides to resume work amidst pollution charges". Down to Earth. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
2. ^ "Hindustan Insecticides enters fertiliser business". 7 March 2016.
3. ^ "Hindustan Insecticides plant ordered to shut". Business Line. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
4. ^ Description

## External links

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* Official Website

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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)

Departments|

| Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals|

* Chemical Division
* Petrochemicals Division
* Monitoring and Evaluation Division (M&E Division)
* Plastic Parks

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Fertilizers|

* Urea Pricing Policy Division
* Fertilizer Movement
* Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizer Policy and Projects
* Fertilizer Subsidy Division

Pharmaceuticals|

* National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
* Drug Price Control Order

CIPET|

* Chennai
* Bhubaneswar
* Hajipur
* Khunti
* Ahmedabad
* Amritsar
* Aurangabad
* Bhopal
* Guwahati
* Hyderabad
* Haldia
* Jaipur
* Imphal
* Lucknow
* Mysore
* Panipat
* Madurai
* Raipur

Projects|

* Bulk Drug Parks
* Medical Devices Parks
* Tamil Nadu PCPIR
* Talcher Fertilizer LTD
* Ramagundam Fertilizers And Chemicals Limited
* Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan LTD
* Paradeep Plastic Park

PSUs|

* Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL)
* Bramhaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation Limited (BVFCL)
* FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals (India) Limited
* Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)
* Fertiliser Association of India (FAI)
* Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCIL)
* Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL)
* Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL)
* Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL)
* Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL)
* National Fertilisers Limited (NFL)
* Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL)
* Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Limited (RCF)
* Bramhaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL)
* Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (GSFC)
* Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO)
* Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO)
* Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Secretaries|

* S Aparna (incumbent)

Ministers|

* P. V. Narasimha Rao
* Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
* Atal Bihari Vajpayee
* Atal Bihari Vajpayee
* Sis Ram Ola
* M. Arunachalam
* Surjit Singh Barnala
* Suresh Prabhu
* Sunder Lal Patwa
* Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
* Ram Vilas Paswan
* M. K. Azhagiri
* Srikant Kumar Jena(MoS, IC)
* Ananth Kumar
* D. V. Sadananda Gowda(incumbent)

Ministers of State|

* Mansukh L. Mandaviya (incumbent)

Other|

* Plast India 2020

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