GAIL Signs MoU with Chhattisgarh for 12.7 MT Gas-based Urea Project

Current Context: On 22 December 2025, Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Government of Chhattisgarh at Raipur.

• The project proposes a 12.7 Lakh Metric Ton (LMT) per annum gas-based urea plant.
• The MoU was signed by Rajat Kumar (Secretary, Commerce & Industries, Chhattisgarh) and Rajeev Kumar Singhal (Director, Business Development, GAIL), in presence of Chief Minister (CM) Vishnu Deo Sai.
• It is a non-binding MoU, focusing first on techno-economic feasibility studies.
• The plant will be strategically located along the Mumbai–Nagpur–Jharsuguda Natural Gas Pipeline corridor for assured feedstock supply.
• Aim: To enhance domestic fertilizer production and reduce reliance on imported urea.
• Significance: Supports India’s mission of self-reliance in fertilizers and promotes industrial growth in Chhattisgarh.

Question:

Q.1 Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) signed an MoU in December 2025 with which State Government for setting up a gas-based urea plant?
a) Odisha
b) Jharkhand
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: c) Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Government of Chhattisgarh at Raipur.