Lok Sabha Question No. 4604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Steel based Factories
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4604 FOR ANSWER ON 23/03/2020

## STEEL BASED FACTORIES

4604.  SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of steel based factories in Jharkhand, district-wise along with their production capacity and efficiency, unit-wise;
- (b) whether these factories are meeting their production capabilities and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the measures taken/to be taken to reduce the deficit?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

- (a) The  total  number  of  steel  factories  in  Jharkhand  in  2018-19  stood  at  46. District  wise  details  (Number,  capacity  and  capacity  utilization)  of  existing  steel factories is given at Annexure-I .

(b)&(c): Steel is a deregulated sector the role of the Government is that of a facilitator which  lays  down  broad  policy  guideline  for  creating  conducive  environment  for improving efficiency and performance of the Steel Sector. Ministry of steel does not maintain private steel factory wise capacity and production data. However, the total steel production of the steel factories in Jharkhand in 2018-19 was 17.53 MT.

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Annexure - I Reply to the Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4604 for answer on

## 23.03.2020

| DISTRICT                             | SEGMENT                              | NO OF UNITS                          | CAPACITY ('000 tonnes)               | CAPACITY UTILIZATION                 |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| BOKARO                               | C. R. PRODUCTS                       | 1                                    | 2860                                 | 35%                                  |
| BOKARO                               | GP / GC PRODUCTS                     | 1                                    | 120                                  | 119%                                 |
| BOKARO                               | H. R. PRODUCTS                       | 1                                    | 3995                                 | 64%                                  |
| BOKARO                               | RE - ROLLING                         | 2                                    | 1460                                 | 60%                                  |
| EAST SINGBHUM                        | C. R. PRODUCTS                       | 3                                    | 2655                                 | 57%                                  |
| EAST SINGBHUM                        | COLOUR COATED PRODUCTS               | 1                                    | 150                                  | 101%                                 |
| EAST SINGBHUM                        | GP / GC PRODUCTS                     | 2                                    | 640                                  | 86%                                  |
| EAST SINGBHUM                        | H. R. PRODUCTS                       | 1                                    | 6700                                 | 72%                                  |
| EAST SINGBHUM                        | RE - ROLLING                         | 7                                    | 3035                                 | 83%                                  |
| EAST SINGBHUM                        | TIN PLATES                           | 1                                    | 380                                  | 94%                                  |
| GIRIDIH                              | RE - ROLLING                         | 9                                    | 279                                  | 94%                                  |
| KODERMA                              | RE - ROLLING                         | 2                                    | 106                                  | 53%                                  |
| RAMGARH                              | RE - ROLLING                         | 3                                    | 144                                  | 10%                                  |
| RANCHI                               | RE - ROLLING                         | 1                                    | 6                                    | 0%                                   |
| SERAIKELA                            | C. R. PRODUCTS                       | 1                                    | 250                                  | 7%                                   |
| SERAIKELA                            | RE - ROLLING                         | 7                                    | 2290                                 | 106%                                 |
| WEST SINGBHUM                        | C. R. PRODUCTS                       | 1                                    | 250                                  | 25%                                  |
| WEST SINGBHUM                        | GP / GC PRODUCTS                     | 1                                    | 180                                  | 89%                                  |
| Source : Joint Plant Committee (JPC) | Source : Joint Plant Committee (JPC) | Source : Joint Plant Committee (JPC) | Source : Joint Plant Committee (JPC) | Source : Joint Plant Committee (JPC) |

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