Lok Sabha Question No. 2047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Cement Production
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2047. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 28 TH   NOVEMBER,  2016.

## CEMENT PRODUCTION

## 2047.  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

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

## वाणिज् यएवंउद्योगमंत्री

- (a) the  total  productive  capacity  and  actual  production  of  cement  companies  in the country during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the total consumption of cement in India during the said period;
- (c) whether  the  cement  companies  in  the  country  are  not  working  to  their  full capacity;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether the Government is aware that the prices of cement is very high in south  India  compared  to  other  parts  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यएवंउद्योगााज् यमंत्रीस् वतंंत्र्रभााा(स्ीमतंीिरममलााीीतंाामि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): The  total  installed  capacity  of  cement  companies  in  the  country  is about 400 Million Tones.  The actual production of cement companies in the country during each of the last three years and the current year is given in the Annexure.
- (b): The details of total consumption of cement in India are not maintained by  this  Department.  However,  on  the  basis  of  the  cess  on  cement collected  by  this  Department  during  the  each  of  the  last  three  years and the current year, the dispatch data of cement for the said period is given in the Annexure.
- (c): Capacity utilization in the country is about 70%.
- (d) & (e): The  Cement  Industry  was  de-controlled  in  1989  and  de-licensed  in 1991 under the policy of economic liberalization. Moreover the product is market driven and hence it is not possible to take effective corrective steps to increase demand of cement for increasing capacity utilization. Further, this Department does not monitor and control cement prices in the country including that of South India.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA

UNSTATRRED QUESTION NO. 2047 FOR ANSWER ON 28.11.2016.

PRODUCTION AND DISPATCH DATA OF CEMENT (IN MILLION TONES) IN THE COUNTRY  DURING  THE  EACH  OF  THE  LAST  THREE  YEARS  AND  THE CURRENT YEAR:

| Year                        | Production Cement   | Dispatch Cement   |
|-----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| 2013-14                     | 256.11 MT           | 248.70 MT         |
| 2014-15                     | 270.93 MT           | 258.46 MT         |
| 2015-16                     | 283.45 MT           | 283.38 MT         |
| 2016-17 (up to August,2016) | 121.16 MT           | 120.64 MT         |

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