Lok Sabha Question No. 393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Steel PSUs
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.393

FOR ANSWER ON 18/12/2017

## STEEL PSUS

393. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  public  sector  undertakings  working  in  steel  sector  under  the administrative control of his Ministry, State/UT-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the percentage of contribution of public sector companies in total production of steel in the country;
- (c) the details of import and export of steel by public sector undertakings during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the  details  of  percentage  of  profits  of  public  sector  undertakings  being  used under  corporate  social  responsibility,  State/UT-wise,  specifically  in  the  State  of Madhya Pradesh; and
- (e) the  steps  taken by  the  Government to enhance steel production of PSUs in steel sector in order to meet the requirement of the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a) There are two steel manufacturing Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the administrative control of Ministry of Steel namely Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL).

State/UT-wise details are as follows:

| Name of the State / UT                                                                              | Name of the Unit                                                                                    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)                                                             | Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                        | Bhilai Steel Plant                                                                                  |
| West Bengal                                                                                         | Durgapur Steel Plant                                                                                |
| West Bengal                                                                                         | IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur                                                                          |
| West Bengal                                                                                         | Alloy Steel Plant, Durgapur                                                                         |
| Odisha                                                                                              | Rourkela Steel Plant                                                                                |
| Jharkhand                                                                                           | Bokaro Steel Plant                                                                                  |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                          | Salem Steel Plant                                                                                   |
| Karnataka                                                                                           | Visvesverya Iron & Steel Plant                                                                      |
| Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)                                                                | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)                                                                |
| RINL, the corporate entity of Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant is located in the State of Andhra Pradesh. | RINL, the corporate entity of Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant is located in the State of Andhra Pradesh. |

- (b) The share of Public Sector Steel Companies in total crude steel production in the country is about 19%.

Contd…………2/-

(c) Details  of  import  and  export  of  steel  by  SAIL  &  RINL  during  the  last  three years and the current year is as under:

(in `000 tonnes)

| Name of the PSU   | Import   | Import   | Import   | Import                  | Export   | Export   | Export   | Export                  |
|-------------------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------------|
| Name of the PSU   | 2014-15  | 2015-16  | 2016-17  | 2017-18 (till Nov., 17) | 2014-15  | 2015-16  | 2016-17  | 2017-18 (till Nov., 17) |
| SAIL              | NIL      | NIL      | NIL      | NIL                     | 492.6    | 219.8    | 672.8    | 388.7                   |
| RINL              | NIL      | NIL      | NIL      | NIL                     | 223      | 525      | 413      | 325                     |

(d) Funds  under  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  are  not  allocated  by  CPSEs, State/UT-wise.

(e) Steel is a deregulated sector and the role of Government is that of a facilitator. The decisions in respect of production of steel are taken by the individual producers based on specific commercial and financial merits. SAIL and RINL have undertaken modernization and expansion of their steel plants funded by their own sources.

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