The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has constituted two sub-groups on chemicals and petrochemicals under the working group on chemicals and petrochemicals to be adopted for the 12th Five Year Plan.

Both the sub-groups are required to assess the performance of the chemical and petrochemical industry during the 11th Five Year Plan and suggest way forward for the 12th Plan and beyond, the DCPC said.

The final working group report is required to be submitted to the Planning Commission.

The initiative has been taken by the government to boost growth through renewed focus on the manufacturing sector and that the chemical and petrochemical sectors could contribute exponentially to this growth.

The following sub-groups would be constituted under the chemical sector to deliberate on the roadmap and strategies to be adopted for the 12th Plan:

1. Organic and speciality chemicals
2. Chlor-alkali and inorganic chemicals
3. Dyestuffs and dye intermediates
4. Pesticides and agro chemicals

For the petrochemicals sector, the following organisations and associations have been chosen to provide inputs for the report of the sub-group: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association (CPMA), Association of Synthetic Fibre Industry (ASFI), All India Plastics Manufacturers Association (AIPMA), Organization of Plastic Processors of India (OPPI), Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET), IIT-Delhi, NCL-Pune, IIP-Dehradun, PLEXCONCIL, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, RIL, HPL, GAIL, OPaL, MRPL, HPL-Mittal, Essar, BCPL, AIFTMA and Plastindia Foundation.