Lok Sabha Question No. 1114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Establishment of New Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1114 FOR ANSWER ON 17/12/2018

## ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW STEEL PLANTS

1114.  SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total steel plants established both in public and private sector in the country at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  new  steel  plants  under  the National Steel Policy, 2017 in the country, if so, the details thereof and the time by which these are likely to be made operational, plant-wise;
- (c) whether any proposal for setting up of integrated steel plants in the country is pending with the Government, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the  progress  made  so  far  in  the  direction  of  establishing  a  steel  plant  by Mecon Limited and National Mineral Development Corporation in Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a) Details of the total steel plants established both in public and private sector in the country at present, State/UT-wise is given at Annexure .

(b)&(c): Steel being a deregulated sector, the rule of Government is limited to that of a facilitator only for the growth of steel industry in the country. Decisions relating to setting up of steel plants etc are, therefore, the sole decision of the individual steel manufacturer  based  on  various  factors  including  commercial  consideration  and market dynamics.

- (d) To promote Steel SPV in the state of Jharkhand, an MoU among Ministry of Steel, Government of Jharkhand and NMDC was signed on 28 th June, 2015 at Barhi, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. Chatra Site is identified for setting up of the Steel Plant.

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## Annexure

## (Reply to point no. (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Ques. No. 1114 for answer on 17.12.2018)

## TOTAL STEEL PLANTS ESTABLISHED IN PUBLIC  SECTOR

| S. No.      | Name of the Public Sector            | State          | Unit                              |
|-------------|--------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.          | Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) | Chhattisgarh   | Bhilai Steel Plant                |
| 1.          | Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) | West Bengal    | Durgapur Steel Plant              |
| 1.          | Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) | Odisha         | Rourkela Steel Plant              |
| 1.          | Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) | Jharkhand      | Bokaro Steel Plant                |
| 1.          | Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) | West Bengal    | IISCO Steel Plant                 |
| 1.          | Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) | West Bengal    | Alloy Steel Plant                 |
| 1.          | Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) | Tamil Nadu     | Salem Steel Pant                  |
| 1.          | Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) | Karnataka      | Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant |
| 2.          | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL)    | Andhra Pradesh | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.        |
| Source: JPC | Source: JPC                          | Source: JPC    | Source: JPC                       |

## TOTAL STEEL PLANTS ESTABLISHED IN PRIVATE  SECTOR

| S. No.      | Region          | State                  |   Units |
|-------------|-----------------|------------------------|---------|
| 1.          | EASTERN REGION  | Arunachal Pradesh      |       1 |
| 1.          | EASTERN REGION  | Assam                  |       9 |
| 1.          | EASTERN REGION  | Bihar                  |      42 |
| 1.          | EASTERN REGION  | Jharkhand              |     139 |
| 1.          | EASTERN REGION  | Meghalaya              |       7 |
| 1.          | EASTERN REGION  | Odisha                 |      68 |
| 1.          | EASTERN REGION  | Tripura                |       1 |
| 1.          | EASTERN REGION  | West Bengal            |      47 |
| 1.          | EASTERN REGION  | Total                  |     314 |
| 2.          | WESTERN REGION  | Chhattisgarh           |      77 |
| 2.          | WESTERN REGION  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |      18 |
| 2.          | WESTERN REGION  | Daman and Diu          |       3 |
| 2.          | WESTERN REGION  | Goa                    |      14 |
| 2.          | WESTERN REGION  | Gujarat                |      59 |
| 2.          | WESTERN REGION  | Madhya Pradesh         |      10 |
| 2.          | WESTERN REGION  | Maharashtra            |      64 |
| 2.          | WESTERN REGION  | Total                  |     245 |
| 3.          | NORTHERN REGION | Delhi                  |       2 |
| 3.          | NORTHERN REGION | Haryana                |      10 |
| 3.          | NORTHERN REGION | Himachal Pradesh       |      19 |
| 3.          | NORTHERN REGION | Jammu and Kashmir      |       8 |
| 3.          | NORTHERN REGION | Punjab                 |     119 |
| 3.          | NORTHERN REGION | Rajasthan              |      39 |
| 3.          | NORTHERN REGION | Uttar Pradesh          |      41 |
| 3.          | NORTHERN REGION | Uttarakhand            |      23 |
| 3.          | NORTHERN REGION | Total                  |     261 |
| 4.          | SOUTHERN REGION | Andhra Pradesh         |      29 |
| 4.          | SOUTHERN REGION | Karnataka              |      30 |
| 4.          | SOUTHERN REGION | Kerala                 |      35 |
| 4.          | SOUTHERN REGION | Puducherry             |      11 |
| 4.          | SOUTHERN REGION | Tamil Nadu             |     101 |
| 4.          | SOUTHERN REGION | Telangana              |      33 |
| 4.          | SOUTHERN REGION | Total                  |     239 |
| Source: JPC | Source: JPC     | Source: JPC            |    1059 |

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