Lok Sabha Question No. 275 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Growth of Domestic Production
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, RAMA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 275. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 6 TH  AUGUST,  2018.

## GROWTH OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTION

## *275.  SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK: SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any target to increase the growth rate of domestic production in infrastructural industries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total investment made so far in the infrastructural industries along with the details of investment target fixed in this regard;
- (c) the  percentage  increase  in  domestic  production  of  infrastructural  industries during the last financial year and the reaction of the Government to the said increase; and
- (d) the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री (श्री सुरेश प्रभु ) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SURESH PRABHU)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 275 FOR ANSWER ON 6 TH  AUGUST, 2018.

| (a) & (b):   | The targets for the infrastructure sectors, monitored by the Government, for 2017-18 and 2018-19 are given at Annexure-I. The targets are fixed by administrative Ministries/Departments in terms of output. Government's estimated budgetary and extra budgetary capital expenditure on infrastructure was Rs.4.94 lakh crore in 2017-18 which has been increased to Rs.5.97 lakh crore in Budget 2018-19.                                                                                                    |
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| (c) & (d):   | The estimated increase in domestic production of major infrastructure sectors during 2017-18 is given at Annexure-II . Overall growth of the infrastructure industries is interplay of many factors such as capacity utilisation, investment cycle, availability of long term finance, seasonal factors, policy interventions, domestic growth outlook etc. The Government is continuously taking steps to boost industrial growth including infrastructure sector which inter alia, includes putting in place |

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 275 FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2018.

## Infrastructure Sectoral Targets for Years 2017-18 and 2018-19

| Sl No.   | Sector                                                   | Target (April 2017- March 2018)*   | Target (April 2018-March 2019)^   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Power (BU)                                               | 1229.40                            | 1265.00                           |
| 2        | Coal (MT)                                                | 730.10                             | -                                 |
| 3        | Fertilizers (MT)                                         | 20.51                              | -                                 |
| 4        | Petroleum                                                |                                    |                                   |
|          | i) Crude Oil (MT)                                        | 37.44                              | -                                 |
|          | ii) Refinery (MT)                                        | 246.00                             | -                                 |
|          | iii) Natural Gas (MCM)                                   | 35134.00                           | -                                 |
| 5        | Roads #                                                  |                                    |                                   |
|          | Widening & Strengthening of Highways                     |                                    |                                   |
|          | i) NHAI (KM)                                             | 6000.00                            | 6000.00                           |
|          | ii) State PWD &BRO (KM)                                  | 5250.00                            | 8000.00                           |
| 6        | Railway Revenue Earning                                  |                                    |                                   |
|          | Freight Traffic (MT)                                     | 1167.50                            | 1218.25                           |
| 7        | Civil Aviation                                           |                                    |                                   |
|          | i) Export Cargo handled (Tonne)                          | 1120621.00                         | 1426152.00                        |
|          | ii) Import Cargo handled (Tonne)                         | 777704.00                          | 1039418.00                        |
|          | iii) Passengers handled at International Terminal (Lakh) | 670.00                             | 720.00                            |
|          | iv) Passengers handled at Domestic Terminal (Lakh)       | 2330.00                            | 2822.00                           |

^Infrastructure Policy and Monitoring Division, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.275 FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2018.

| Infrastructure Sector Performance Growth Achieved during the period April 2017-March 2018 ( in per cent)   | Infrastructure Sector Performance Growth Achieved during the period April 2017-March 2018 ( in per cent)   | Infrastructure Sector Performance Growth Achieved during the period April 2017-March 2018 ( in per cent)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.                                                                                                     | Sector                                                                                                     | April 2017- March 2018                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                          | Power/Electricity^                                                                                         | 5.3                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                          | Coal^                                                                                                      | 2.6                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                          | Steel (Finished Steel)^                                                                                    | 5.6                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                          | Cement^                                                                                                    | 6.3                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                          | Fertilizers^                                                                                               | 0.03                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                          | Petroleum^                                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                            | i) Crude Oil                                                                                               | -0.9                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                            | ii) Refinery                                                                                               | 4.6                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                            | iii) Natural Gas                                                                                           | 2.9                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                          | Roads # *                                                                                                  |                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                            | Widening & Strengthening of Highways                                                                       |                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                            | i) NHAI                                                                                                    | 16.9                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                            | ii) State PWD &BRO                                                                                         | 40.6                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                          | Railway *                                                                                                  |                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                            | Revenue Earning Freight Traffic                                                                            | 4.8                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                          | Shipping & Ports*                                                                                          |                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                            | i) Cargo Handled at Major Ports                                                                            | 4.8                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                            | ii) Coal handled at Major Ports                                                                            | 4.7                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                         | Civil Aviation*                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                            | i) Export Cargo handled                                                                                    | 13.3                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                            | ii) Import Cargo handled                                                                                   | 18.9                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                            | iii) Passengers handled at International Terminal                                                          | 10.5                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                            | iv) Passengers handled at Domestic Terminal                                                                | 18.3                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                         | Telecommunication@                                                                                         |                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                            | i) Internet/Broadband Subscriber                                                                           | 17.0                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                            | ii) Rural Subscriber                                                                                       | 4.6                                                                                                        |

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## Source:

*Report on Review of Infrastructure Performance 2017-2018, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

^ Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI),Office of Economic Adviser, DIPP

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