PM lays foundation stone of ₹10,601-crore fertiliser plant in Assam’s Dibrugarh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the ₹10,601 crore brownfield ammonia-urea plant in Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Sunday, December 21, 2025.

Assam Valley Fertilizer and Chemical Company Ltd (AVFCCL) will have an annual urea production capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tonnes and the project is planned to be commissioned by 2030.

In July this year, AVFCCL was established at Namrup in Dibrugarh district. A new plant on existing premises of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corp Ltd (BVFCL) was approved by the Union Cabinet in March this year.

AVFCCL is a joint venture between the Government of Assam, Oil India, National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL), Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd (HURL) and BVFCL.