Lok Sabha Question No. 2483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Revival of Sick Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: TATHAGATA SATPATHY, B. SREERAMULU, ANJU BALA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2483

FOR ANSWER ON 31/07/2017

## REVIVAL OF SICK STEEL PLANTS

2483.  SHRI TATHAGATA SATPATHY: SHRI B. SRIRAMULU: SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  all  functional/profit  making/loss-making/sick/  public  and  private sector  steel  plants  in  the  country  at  present,  plant-wise  and  State-wise  particularly  in Karnataka and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to revive/revitalize the sick/loss-making steel plants in the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up new steel plants including small and medium steel plants in various parts of the country, if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise including Karnataka, Odisha and Maharashtra; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to make these steel plants operational in a time-bound manner?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a) Steel is a deregulated sector. The role of the Government is that of a facilitator. As per data available, there are about 1189 functional steel plants producing crude steel in  the  country, including Karnataka. The State/UT-wise details of number of functional steel plants in the country, including Karnataka are at Annexure . Data regarding profit making/loss-making/sick steel plants in the private sector is not maintained by Ministry of Steel. There are two Steel manufacturing Central Public Sector Enterprises under the administrative control of Ministry of Steel namely Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and  Rashtriya  Ispat  Nigam  Limited  (RINL).  Financial  Performance  of  SAIL  and  RINL during  2015-16  was  Rs.  (-)  4137  crore  and  Rs.(-)  1421  crore  respectively  and  during 2016-17 was Rs.(-) 2833 crore and Rs. (-) 1256 crore (Provisional) respectively. Both are  not  sick  CPSEs.    Financial  performance  of  steel  companies  depends  on  several factors  which  inter  alia  include  cost  of  raw  material,  technology,  prices  of  finished products, trade scenario, etc.
- (b) The Government has launched the 'Make-in-India' initiative to focus on manufacturing and infrastructure, which promotes the demand and consumption of steel in the country.  The Government on 08.05.2017 has notified the National Steel Policy, 2017 and the policy for providing preference to Domestically Manufactured Iron & Steel (DMI&SP) in Government procurement.  These policies provide conducive environment for  development  of  iron  and  steel  sector.  In  addition,  Government  has  also  taken measures like imposition of Safeguard Duty, Anti-Dumping Duty and notification of Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control Order) 2012 etc.
- (c) No Madam.
- (d) Does not arise

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2483  FOR ANSWER ON 31.07.2017 TABLED BY SHRI TATHAGATA SATPATHY, SHRI  B.SRIRAMULU  AND  SHRIMATI  ANJU  BALA  REGARDING  REVIVAL  OF  SICK  STEEL PLANTS

| Crude Steel: No. of Units in Public Sector and Private Sector in 2015-16   | Crude Steel: No. of Units in Public Sector and Private Sector in 2015-16   | Crude Steel: No. of Units in Public Sector and Private Sector in 2015-16   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| PUBLIC SECTOR                                                              | PUBLIC SECTOR                                                              | PUBLIC SECTOR                                                              |
| Plant Name                                                                 | State                                                                      | No.of units                                                                |
| Alloy Steel Plant                                                          | West Bengal                                                                | 1                                                                          |
| Bhilai Steel Plant                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                               | 1                                                                          |
| Bokaro Steel Plant                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                  | 1                                                                          |
| Durgapur Steel Plant                                                       | West Bengal                                                                | 1                                                                          |
| IISCO Steel Plant                                                          | West Bengal                                                                | 1                                                                          |
| Rourkela Steel Plant                                                       | Odisha                                                                     | 1                                                                          |
| Salem Steel Plant                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                 | 1                                                                          |
| Visvesvaraya Iron And Steel Plant                                          | Karnataka                                                                  | 1                                                                          |
| Total (SAIL)                                                               |                                                                            | 8                                                                          |
| RINL/Vizag Steel Plant                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                             | 1                                                                          |
| Total Public Sector (No. of Units)                                         |                                                                            | 9                                                                          |

## PRIVATE SECTOR

| State                  |   No. of Units |
|------------------------|----------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh      |              1 |
| Assam                  |             12 |
| Bihar                  |             42 |
| Jharkhand              |            133 |
| Meghalaya              |             12 |
| Odisha                 |             95 |
| Tripura                |              1 |
| West Bengal            |             88 |
| Eastern Region Total   |            384 |
| Chhattisgarh           |             63 |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli |             21 |
| Daman And Diu          |              3 |
| Goa                    |             20 |
| Gujarat                |             54 |
| Madhya Pradesh         |             13 |
| Maharashtra            |             67 |
| Western Region Total   |            241 |
| Chandigarh             |              2 |
| Delhi                  |              2 |
| Haryana                |             15 |
| Himachal Pradesh       |             21 |
| Jammu And Kashmir      |              8 |
| Punjab                 |            120 |
| Rajasthan              |             50 |
| Uttar Pradesh          |             69 |
| Uttarakhand            |             21 |
| Northern Region Total  |            308 |
| Andhra Pradesh         |             29 |
| Karnataka              |             27 |
| Kerala                 |             36 |
| Puducherry             |             17 |
| Tamil Nadu             |            101 |
| Telangana              |             37 |
| Southern Region Total  |            247 |
| PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL   |           1180 |
| PUBLIC SECTOR TOTAL    |              9 |
| ALL TOTAL              |           1189 |

Source: JPC