Lok Sabha Question No. 2671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Modernisation of Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: ANUPAM HAZRA, RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2671 FOR ANSWER ON 12/03/2018

## MODERNISATION OF STEEL PLANTS

2671.  DR. ANUPAM HAZRA:

SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE: SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the various public sector steel plants functioning in the country at present;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any scheme for modernisation and expansion of the said plants in the country including plants of Steel Authority of India Limited;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  any  time  frame  fixed  in  this  regard,  plantwise; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government so far for implementation of National Steel Policy, 2017?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a) There are two steel manufacturing Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) 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)    |
| Andhra Pradesh                          | Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant              |

(b) Steel is a deregulated sector and the role of Government is limited to that of a facilitator. The decisions regarding modernisation and expansion of Steel plants are essentially taken by the respective Companies, based on commercial considerations and market dynamics. SAIL & RINL have undertaken modernisation and expansion of their Steel plants funded by their own sources.

(c) Steel  Authority  of  India  Limited  (SAIL)  had  undertaken  modernization  and expansion of its five integrated steel plants at Bhilai (Chhatisgarh), Bokaro (Jharkhand), Rourkela (Odisha), Durgapur (West Bengal) &  Burnpur (West Bengal) and Special Steel Plant at Salem (Tamil Nadu) to enhance its crude steel production capacity from 12.8 Million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 21.4 Mtpa.

The major plant-wise details are:

| Plant          | Crude Steel Capacity (million tonnes per annum)   | Crude Steel Capacity (million tonnes per annum)   |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|                | Before Expansion                                  | After Expansion                                   |
| Bhilai         | 3.93                                              | 7.00                                              |
| Durgapur       | 1.80                                              | 2.20                                              |
| Rourkela       | 1.90                                              | 4.20                                              |
| Bokaro         | 4.36                                              | 4.61                                              |
| IISCO, Burnpur | 0.50                                              | 2.50                                              |
| Salem          | -                                                 | 0.18                                              |

All  major  facilities  under  modernisation  and  expansion  plan  of  SAIL  except some  balance  facility  of  Bhilai  Steel  Plant  have  been  completed  and  are  under stabilization.

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) has completed the modernisation and upgradation of its capacity from 6.3 mtpa to 7.3 mtpa of liquid steel except one Sinter machine.  The  stabilization  of  units  is  in  progress  for  ramping  up  the  production progressively.

(d) Ministry  of  Steel  is  coordinating  with  various  Ministries  such  as  Railways, Mines,  Environment  &  Forests,  Finance,  Petroleum  &  Natural  Gas  etc.  to  facilitate providing an enabling environment for implementation of National Steel Policy, 2017.

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