Lok Sabha Question No. 4576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: High Quality Steel
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4576 FOR ANSWER ON 22/07/2019

## HIGH QUALITY STEEL

4576.  SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce a new technology to produce high quality steel to counter the competition at international level and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to make the ISI certification mandatory for steel products; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Steel  is  a  deregulated  sector  wherein  steel  companies  can  select  and acquire the technologies  based on their techno-economic and technocommercial parameters to produce the desired quality of steel.
- (b) Government has already made ISI certification mandatory for 53 Indian Standards related to Steel. Making ISI certification mandatory is an on-going process.
- (c) The  list  of  53  Indian  Standards  brought  under  the  mandatory  ISI certification is annexed .

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## List of Indian Standards for Steel brought under the purview of mandatory ISI Certification

| Sl. No.   | Indian Standards        | Title of Indian Standards                                                                                                                        |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)       | (2)                     | (3)                                                                                                                                              |
| 1.        | IS 1785 (Part-1) : 1983 | Specification for plain Hard-drawn Steel Wire For Pre-stressed Concrete; Part 1 Cold - Drawn Stress relieved Wire.                               |
| 2.        | IS 1785 (Part-2) : 1983 | Plain Hard-drawn Steel Wire for Pre-stressed Concrete; Part 2 as Drawn Wire.                                                                     |
| 3.        | IS 6003 : 2010          | Indented Wire for Pre-stressed Concrete - Specification                                                                                          |
| 4.        | IS 6006 : 2014          | Uncoated Stress Relieved Strand For Pre-stressed Concrete - Specification.                                                                       |
| 5.        | IS 13620 : 1993         | Fusion Bonded Epoxy Coated Reinforcing Bars - Specification.                                                                                     |
| 6.        | IS 14268 : 1995         | Uncoated Stress Relieved Low Relaxation Seven- wire (ply) Strand for Pre-stressed Concrete - Specification.                                      |
| 7.        | IS 277 : 2018           | Galvanized Steel Sheets (Plain and Corrugated) - Specification.                                                                                  |
| 8.        | IS 2002 : 2009          | Steel plates for pressure vessels for intermediate and high temperature service including boilers.                                               |
| 9.        | IS 2041 : 2009          | Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels Used at Moderate and Low Temperature - Specification.                                                          |
| 10.       | IS 2830 : 2012          | Carbon steel cast billet ingots, billets, blooms and slabs for re-rolling into steel for general structural purposes - Specification.            |
| 11.       | IS 1786 : 2008          | High strength deformed steel bars and wires for concrete reinforcement- Specification.                                                           |
| 12.       | IS 648 : 2006           | Cold rolled non-oriented electrical steel sheet and strip - Fully processed type- Specification.                                                 |
| 13.       | IS 3024 : 2015          | Grain Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet and Strip                                                                                                  |
| 14.       | IS 15391 : 2003         | Cold Rolled Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet and Strip - Semi-Processed Type- Specification.                                                  |
| 15.       | IS 2062 : 2011          | Hot rolled medium and high tensile structural steel.                                                                                             |
| 16.       | IS 432 : Part 1 : 1982  | Mild Steel and Medium Tensile Steel Bars and Hard- Drawn Steel Wire for Concrete Reinforcement: Part 1 Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars. |
| 17.       | IS 432 : Part 2 : 1982  | Mild steel and Medium Tensile steel bars and Hard- Drawn Steel Wire for Concrete Reinforcement: Part 2 Hard-Drawn Steel Wire.                    |
| 18.       | IS 513 (Part 1) : 2016  | Cold reduced carbon steel sheets and strip Part 1 Cold Forming and Drawing Purpose (Sixth Revision).                                             |
| 19..      | IS 513 (Part 2) : 2016  | Cold reduced low carbon steel sheets and strip Part 2 High Tensile and Multi-phase Steel (Sixth Revision).                                       |
| 20.       | IS 1079 : 2017          | Hot Rolled Carbon Steel Sheet, Plate and Strip.                                                                                                  |
| 21.       | IS 1875 : 1992          | Carbon steel billets, blooms, slabs and bars for forgings.                                                                                       |
| 22.       | IS 2879 : 1998          | Mild steel for metal arc welding electrodes.                                                                                                     |

|   23. | IS 3502 : 2009           | Steel Chequered Plates.                                                                                                |
|-------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    24 | IS 5872 : 1990           | Cold Rolled Steel Strips (Box Strappings).                                                                             |
|    25 | IS 5986 : 2017           | Hot Rolled Steel Sheet, Plate and Strip for Forming and Flanging purposes.                                             |
|    26 | IS 6240 : 2008           | Hot Rolled Steel Plate (up to 6 mm) Sheet and Strip for the Manufacture of Low Pressure Liquefiable Gas Cylinders.     |
|    27 | IS 7283 : 1992           | Hot Rolled bars for production of bright bars and machined parts for engineering applications.                         |
|    28 | IS 7887 : 1992           | Mild steel wire rods for general engineering purposes.                                                                 |
|    29 | IS 10748: 2004           | Hot Rolled Steel Strip for Welded Tubes and Pipes.                                                                     |
|    30 | IS 11513 : 2017          | Hot Rolled Carbon Steel Strip For Cold Rolling Purposes.                                                               |
|    31 | IS 15647 : 2006          | Hot rolled steel narrow width strip for welded tubes and pipes.                                                        |
|    32 | IS 7904 : 2018           | High Carbon Steel Wire Rods - Specification.                                                                           |
|    33 | IS 14246 : 2013          | Continuously pre-painted galvanized steel sheets and coils.                                                            |
|    34 | IS 15965 : 2012          | Pre-painted aluminium zinc alloy metallic coated steel strip and sheet (plain).                                        |
|    35 | IS 280:2006              | Mild steel wire for General Engineering purposes.                                                                      |
|    36 | IS 1835 : 1976           | Round steel wire for ropes.                                                                                            |
|    37 | IS 3975: 1999            | Low carbon Galvanized steel wires, formed wires and Tapes for armouring of cables.                                     |
|    38 | IS 4368: 1967            | Alloy Steel billets, blooms and slabs for forging for general engineering purposes.                                    |
|    39 | IS 4454 (part 1) : 2001  | Steel wires for mechanical springs, Part 1 cold drawn unalloyed steel wire.                                            |
|    40 | IS 4454 (Part 2) : 2001  | Steel wire for mechanical springs Part 2: oil hardened and tempered steel wire.                                        |
|    41 | IS 4824: 2006            | Bead Wires for Tyres.                                                                                                  |
|    42 | IS 11169 (Part 1) : 1984 | Steels for Cold Heading/Cold extrusion application Part-1 Wrought carbon and low alloy steels.                         |
|    43 | IS 11587 : 1986          | Structural Weather resistant steel.                                                                                    |
|    44 | IS 15103 : 2002          | Fire resistant steel - Specification.                                                                                  |
|    45 | IS 15914 : 2011          | High Tensile Strength Flat Rolled Steel Plate (Up to 6 mm) Sheet and Strip for the Manufacture of Welded Gas Cylinder. |
|    46 | IS 15961 : 2012          | Hot Dip aluminium - Zinc alloy metallic coated steel strip and sheet (plain).                                          |
|    47 | IS 15962 : 2012          | Structural Steel for Building for Structures with improved seismic Resistance.                                         |
|    48 | IS 6527: 1995            | Stainless Steel Wire Rod.                                                                                              |
|    49 | IS 6528 :1995            | Stainless Steel Wires.                                                                                                 |
|    50 | IS 6603 : 2001           | Stainless Steel Bars and Flats.                                                                                        |
|    51 | IS 5522 : 2014           | Stainless steel sheets and strips for utensils Specification                                                           |
|    52 | IS 6911: 2017            | Stainless steel plate, sheet and strip - Specification                                                                 |
|    53 | IS 15997: 2012           | Low Nickel Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip For Utensils and Kitchen Appliances - Specification              |