“India needs to create its own model to lead the global market in chemicals and fertilizers,” said Dr Mansukh Mandaviya Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers at the third meeting of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Advisory Forum here today.

He said, “Chemicals and petrochemicals sector can transform India into a global manufacturing hub in sync with PM Narendra Modi Ji’s vision of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’ ”.

While addressing the occasion, Dr Mandaviya stated that the Indian Chemical and Petrochemical industry has a substantial potential to play a significant role in boosting the nation’s growth.

He urged the companies and the Advisory Forum to create a “futuristic strategy which would be in sync with the global demands and the emerging requirements of aligned industries. India has the capacity to rise to the challenge; what is needed is a strategy which is focussed on outcomes”.

“Let us create our own model of decision making which is consultative and multi-pronged, while identifying actionable points to take India to the height of meeting its own domestic demand and the global one too”, Dr Mandaviya highlighted.

He also urged the industry and academia to partner in R&D which addresses the domestic requirements in the sector.

“We could have targeted R&D to meet the challenges and requirements of niche sectors such as MSME for chemicals,” he noted.

The prospective plan on petrochemicals presented by the Advisory Forum was discussed and report on “Understanding Industry Landscape” was also released.

An Advisory Forum for Chemicals & Petrochemical sector was constituted on 10 July 2019 to identify impediments affecting growth of the chemical and petrochemical sector in the country and to facilitate industry growth through policy interventions.

The role of the Advisory Forum is to provide a platform to the industry associations for raising issues which may be resolved in coordination with other ministries.

It also offers an opportunity to stakeholders to provide their inputs for framing policies and taking new initiatives for making the country “Atmanirbhar” in the sector.

The ‘Advisory Forum’ has industry associations, academic institutions, CSIR laboratories, PSUs and representatives of the States as members.