Lok Sabha Question No. 4992 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Steel Production and Consumption
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, K. ASHOK KUMAR, MANOJ RAJORIA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4992 FOR ANSWER ON 26/03/2018

## STEEL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION

4992.  SHRI V. ELUMALAI: SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the target of more than doubling domestic steel making capacity to 300 MT by 2030-31 could be achieved smoothly, if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether the  Government  has  set  up  a  task  force  to  prepare  a  roadmap  on increasing the use of steel in various infrastructure sectors, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said task force will also analyse the impact of imported steel on domestic steel industry and the level of percentage of use of imported steel in the ongoing projects both in public and private sectors, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  concrete  steps  to  realise  the  aim  of achieving a target of 150 MT steel consumption by the year 2020, if so, the details thereof  along  with  the  actual  and  the  desired/targetted  per  capita  consumption  of steel in the country during each of the last four years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a) The Government has not set any target of raising crude steel making capacity to  300  million  tonnes  by  2030-31.    It  is  a  projection  of  requirement  based  on  a forecast of the growth path of GDP and steel consumption in the country.  The Steel Policy 2017 has, however, discussed in detail the ways and means and the level of preparedness required to reach such a level.
- (b) The Ministry of Steel has constituted Task Force in conjunction with relevant ministries  for  increasing  steel  usage  in  the  Railways,  Urban  development,  Road Transport & Highways and Shipbuilding sector.
- (c) No, Madam.

(d) The  Government  has  not  fixed  any  target  of  achieving  150  MT  Steel consumption  by  the  year  2020.    However,  as  per  National  Steel  Policy  2017  per capita steel consumption in the country is expected to be 160 kgs. by 2030-31.   Also there are no year wise targets for consumption of the steel in the country.  The details regarding actual per capita consumption of finished steel for the last four years and the current year are as under:-

| Year                                          | Per capita consumption of finished steel in India Qty. (kg)   |
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14                                       | 59.56                                                         |
| 2014-15                                       | 61.15                                                         |
| 2015-16                                       | 63.99                                                         |
| 2016-17                                       | 65.25                                                         |
| 2017-18, ( till February, 2018) (Provisional) | 68.00                                                         |
| Source: JPC                                   | Source: JPC                                                   |

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