Lok Sabha Question No. 4716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Production of Iron Ore
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## PRODUCTION OF IRON ORE

4716.  SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether efforts are being made by the Government to enhance the production of iron ore in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  steps  taken by the Government in this regard during the last three years and the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (c) the State-wise details of the opened and closed steel plants during the said period along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a)&(b):  The  Government  has  notified  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015 to streamline grant of mining leases in order to maintain sufficient availability of iron ore for the steel sector.

To ensure supply of raw material by timely auction of leases expiring in 2020 under section 8A (5) of the MMDR Act, the Central Government has amended the Mineral  Conservation  and  Development  Rules,  2017,  making  it  mandatory  for  the lease holders to carry out G2 level exploration over the entire mineralized area by 1 st April, 2019.

The State Governments are empowered to carry out auction of mineral blocks under the extant act/rules. As on date, 20 blocks of iron ore have been successfully auctioned with a reserve of 583.057 million tonnes.

- (c) State-wise details of opened and closed steel plants during last three years is at Annexure .

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## Annexure

| 2018-19                  | 2018-19                  | 2018-19                  | 2018-19                  | 2018-19                  | 2018-19                  | 2018-19   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
| Crude steel units closed | Crude steel units closed | Crude steel units closed | Crude steel units opened | Crude steel units opened | Crude steel units opened |           |
| State                    | No. of Units             | Capacity ('000 t)        | State                    | No. of Units             | Capacity ('000 t)        |           |
| ANDHRA PRADESH           | 4                        | 119                      | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 1                        | 54                       |           |
| ASSAM                    | 1                        | 127                      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 2                        | 53                       |           |
| BIHAR                    | 22                       | 519                      | CHHATTISGARH             | 12                       | 680                      |           |
| CHHATTISGARH             | 13                       | 1292                     | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI   | 2                        | 17                       |           |
| GOA                      | 2                        | 42                       | GUJARAT                  | 12                       | 526                      |           |
| GUJARAT                  | 5                        | 1739                     | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 3                        | 68                       |           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 1                        | 60                       | JHARKHAND                | 3                        | 59                       |           |
| JHARKHAND                | 78                       | 925                      | KARNATAKA                | 2                        | 138                      |           |
| KARNATAKA                | 1                        | 1                        | KERALA                   | 3                        | 31                       |           |
| KERALA                   | 3                        | 62                       | MADHYA PRADESH           | 3                        | 394                      |           |
| MADHYA PRADESH           | 2                        | 31                       | MAHARASHTRA              | 5                        | 836                      |           |
| MAHARASHTRA              | 13                       | 618                      | ODISHA                   | 6                        | 421                      |           |
| ODISHA                   | 12                       | 1248                     | PUDUCHERRY               | 1                        | 10                       |           |
| PUDUCHERRY               | 2                        | 26                       | PUNJAB                   | 19                       | 679                      |           |
| PUNJAB                   | 21                       | 350                      | RAJASTHAN                | 4                        | 222                      |           |
| RAJASTHAN                | 2                        | 114                      | UTTAR PRADESH            | 6                        | 119                      |           |
| TELANGANA                | 6                        | 183                      | UTTARAKHAND              | 14                       | 671                      |           |
| UTTAR PRADESH            | 1                        | 40                       | WEST BENGAL              | 4                        | 362                      |           |
| WEST BENGAL              | 3                        | 305                      | Grand Total              | 102                      | 5338                     |           |
| Grand Total              | 192                      | 7800                     |                          |                          |                          |           |

Source - JPC

| 2017-18                  | 2017-18                  | 2017-18                  | 2017-18                  | 2017-18                  | 2017-18                  |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Crude steel units closed | Crude steel units closed | Crude steel units closed | Crude steel units opened | Crude steel units opened | Crude steel units opened |
| State                    | No. of Units             | Capacity ('000 t)        |                          | State No. of Units       | Capacity ('000 t)        |
| ANDHRA PRADESH           | 2                        | 105                      |                          | ASSAM 3                  | 87                       |
| ASSAM                    | 5                        | 54                       |                          | CHHATTISGARH 15          | 1951                     |
| CHANDIGARH               | 2                        | 77                       |                          | GUJARAT 10               | 2185                     |
| CHHATTISGARH             | 16                       | 447                      |                          | PRADESH 1                | 8                        |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI   | 4                        | 50                       |                          | JHARKHAND 5              | 383                      |
| DAMAN AND DIU            | 1                        | 10                       |                          | KARNATAKA 2              | 55                       |
| GOA                      | 6                        | 283                      |                          | MAHARASHTRA 7            | 1672                     |
| GUJARAT                  | 9                        | 150                      |                          | MEGHALAYA 2              | 62                       |
| HARYANA                  | 5                        | 50                       |                          | ODISHA 4                 | 3802                     |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 2                        | 24                       |                          | PUNJAB 16                | 793                      |
| KERALA                   | 1                        | 18                       |                          | RAJASTHAN 1              | 29                       |
| MADHYA PRADESH           | 4                        | 66                       |                          | TAMIL NADU 3             | 189                      |
| MAHARASHTRA              | 17                       | 435                      |                          | PRADESH 1                | 18                       |
| MEGHALAYA                | 8                        | 196                      |                          | UTTAR UTTARAKHAND 1      | 30                       |
| ODISHA                   | 19                       | 271                      |                          | TOTAL 71                 | 11262                    |
| PUDUCHERRY               | 6                        | 114                      |                          |                          |                          |
| PUNJAB                   | 12                       | 434                      |                          |                          |                          |
| RAJASTHAN                | 8                        | 173                      |                          |                          |                          |
| TAMIL NADU               | 11                       | 224                      |                          |                          |                          |
| TELANGANA                | 5                        | 146                      |                          |                          |                          |
| UTTAR PRADESH            | 15                       | 310                      |                          |                          |                          |
| UTTARAKHAND              | 1                        | 22                       |                          |                          |                          |
| WEST BENGAL              | 36                       | 788                      |                          |                          |                          |
| TOTAL                    | 195                      | 4446                     |                          |                          |                          |

Source : JPC

| 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
| Crude steel units closed | Crude steel units closed | Crude steel units closed | Crude steel units opened | Crude steel units opened | Crude steel units opened |           |
| State                    | No. of Units             | Capacity ('000 t)        | State                    | No. of Units             | Capacity ('000 t)        |           |
| CHHATTISGARH             | 4                        | 291                      | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 2                        | 450                      |           |
| GUJARAT                  | 2                        | 65                       | CHHATTISGARH             | 19                       | 3442                     |           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 1                        | 10                       | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI   | 1                        | 18                       |           |
| KARNATAKA                | 2                        | 120                      | DAMAN AND DIU            | 1                        | 10                       |           |
| MAHARASHTRA              | 1                        | 36                       | GUJARAT                  | 6                        | 84                       |           |
| ODISHA                   | 13                       | 1006                     | JHARKHAND                | 1                        | 6                        |           |
| PUNJAB                   | 5                        | 145                      | KARNATAKA                | 2                        | 328                      |           |
| RAJASTHAN                | 4                        | 154                      | MADHYA PRADESH           | 1                        | 21                       |           |
| TAMIL NADU               | 1                        | 30                       | MAHARASHTRA              | 7                        | 158                      |           |
| TELANGANA                | 1                        | 120                      | ODISHA                   | 2                        | 2815                     |           |
| UTTAR PRADESH            | 15                       | 309                      | TAMIL NADU               | 9                        | 220                      |           |
| UTTARAKHAND              | 1                        | 8                        | TELANGANA                | 2                        | 141                      |           |
| WEST BENGAL              | 5                        | 337                      | UTTAR PRADESH            | 1                        | 12                       |           |
| Total                    | 55                       | 2630                     | UTTARAKHAND              | 3                        | 85                       |           |
|                          |                          |                          | Total                    | 57                       | 7790                     |           |

Source : JPC