About CHT - Profile

Formation
The Government Technology Policy Statement and Declaration aiming at development of our own capabilities to attain technological competence and self reliance in strategic and critical areas needed the following for achieving excellence and progress in petroleum refining:

  Create an environment for technological improvement and to identify areas / missions where technological improvements is needed
  Establish Scientific Advisory Committees for interaction and firm linkages with R&D and Academic Institutions
  Draw action plans for technology up-gradation through collaborative projects
  Simplify procedures for according various clearances / approvals for mission status projects
  Create Advance Technology Cells
  Create a Central Technology Fund
 
Priority for pursuing the above decisions and objectives necessitated creation of a dedicated technology cell - Centre for High Technology by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on 27th May 1987.
 

Functioning
CHT functions under the overall guidance and supervision of the Governing Council. The Governing Council is headed by the Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoP&NG) as the Chairman and all Joint Secretaries and Advisers in the MoP&NG and Chief Executives of IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, CPCL, NRL, MRPL, GAIL, EIL, IIP, OIDB as members. The Executive Director of CHT is the Member Secretary of the Governing Council. The expenditure of CHT is funded through grants from OIDB.

 
Members of the Governing Council / General Body of CHT
 
1. Shri G.C. Chaturvedi,
Secretary,
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110 001.
2. Shri P.K. Sinha,
Special Secretary & FA,
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110 001.
3. Shri L.N. Gupta,
Joint Secretary (Refineries),
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110 001.
4. Shri Apurva Chandra,
Joint Secretary (Marketing),
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110 001.
5. Shri D.N. Narasimha Raju,
Joint Secretary (E),
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110 001.
6. Shri Arun Kumar,
Secretary,
Oil Industry Development Board,
Plot No. 2, Sector 73,
Noida - 201 301.
7. Shri R.S. Butola,
Chairman,
Indian Oil Corporation Limited,
3079/3, Sadiq Nagar,
J.B. Tito Marg,
New Delhi - 110 049.
8. Shri S. Roy Choudhury,
Chairman & Managing Director,
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited,
Petroleum House,
17, Jamshedji Tata Road,
Mumbai - 400 020.
9. Shri R.K. Singh,
Chairman & Managing Director,
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited,
Bharat Bhawan,
4&5, Currimbhoy Road,
P.O. Box No. 688,
Ballard Estate,
Mumbai - 400 038.
10. Shri K. Balachandran,
Managing Director,
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited,
536, Anna Salai,
Teynampet,
Chennai - 600 068.
11. Shri B.C. Tripathi,
Chairman & Managing Director,
GAIL (India) Limited,
16, Bhikaiji Cama Place,
R.K. Puram,
New Delhi - 110 066.
12. Shri A.K. Purwaha,
Chairman & Managing Director,
Engineers India Limited,
EIL Bhawan,
1, Bhikaiji Cama Place,
New Delhi - 110 066.
13. Shri Dipak Chakravarty,
Managing Director,
Numaligarh Refinery Limited,
6th Floor, Tolstoy House,
15-16, Tolstoy Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001.
14. Shri U.K. Basu,
Managing Director,
Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited,
Regd. Office: Kuthethoor,
P.O. Via : Katipalla,
Mangalore - 575 030.
15. Dr. M.O. Garg,
Director,
Indian Institute of Petroleum
P.O. Mohkampur,
Dehradun - 248 005.
16. Shri B.D. Ghosh,
Executive Director, Member – Secretary, Governing Council,
5th Floor, Core-6, SCOPE Complex,
Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003.
 
Member Organisation
  Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
  Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
  Engineers India Limited
  GAIL ( India) Limited
  Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
  Indian Institute of Petroleum
  Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited
  Numaligarh Refinery Limited
  Oil Industry Development Board
  ESSAR Oil Limited
 
 
Centre for High Technology
OIDB Bhawan,
Tower'A', 9th Floor,
Plot No. 2, Sector- 73,
Noida, Uttar Pradesh- 201301
India

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