Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) is an Indian
central public sector undertaking under the
ownership of
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in India is the federal ministry with administrative purview over three departments namely:
*Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
*Department of Fertilizers.
*Department of Pharmaceuticals.
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Government of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...
.. It was incorporated in March 1954 in order to start production of
DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochloride. Originally developed as an insecticide, it became infamous for its environmental impacts. ...
for the National Malaria Eradication Programme. Since then its product range has expanded to include Insecticides, Herbicides, Weedecides, and Fungicides.
Description
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HIL is the world's largest producer of DDT. The company has three manufacturing units, located at Udyogamandal near Kochi
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
(Southern India), Rasayani near Mumbai (Western India) and Bathinda
Bathinda is a city and municipal corporation in Punjab, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda District. It is located in northwestern India in the Malwa Region, west of the capital city of Chandigarh and is the fifth l ...
in Punjab (Northern India). It provides employment to nearly 1300 people.
HIL plans to continue expanding its seed and fertilizers operations.
References
External links
Official Website
Pesticides
Chemical companies of India
Government-owned companies of India
Companies based in New Delhi
Manufacturing companies based in Delhi
Companies based in Kochi
Chemical companies established in 1954
Indian companies established in 1954
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