Lok Sabha Question No. 2097 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Steel Production/Export
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI, M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## LOK SABHA

## STEEL PRODUCTION/EXPORT

2097.  SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI: ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the total capacity of the steel production and quantum of steel produced during the current year, State-wise, in the country;

(b) whether it is a fact that India's finished steel exports fell by 23.4 per cent to 0.596  million  tonnes  in  October,  2018,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor;

(c) whether it is also a fact that India should cut down its dependence on special steel  product  imports  through  value  addition  and  form  Joint  Ventures  with  global leader for technological upgradation and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether it is also true that despite being the world's second largest producer of steel,  India  is  still  dependent  on  imports  for  some  products  and  there  is  a  need  to develop technologies to produce electrical grade and auto grade steel to become self sufficient/reliant  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a) Details  of  the  total  capacity  of  the  steel  production  and  quantum  of  steel produced during this current year, State-wise, in the country is given at Annexure .

(b) India's  exports  declined  by  23.1  percent  to  0.598  million  tonnes  as  shown under:-

| Total Finished Steel (alloy/stainless+ non-alloy) Export (mt)   | Total Finished Steel (alloy/stainless+ non-alloy) Export (mt)   | Total Finished Steel (alloy/stainless+ non-alloy) Export (mt)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                            | Qty                                                             | %change over last year                                          |
| October 2018*                                                   | 0.598                                                           | -23.1                                                           |
| Source: JPC prov*                                               | Source: JPC prov*                                               | Source: JPC prov*                                               |

Export  and  import  are  dynamic  situation  which  keeps  fluctuating  based  on factors like cost of raw material, exchange rate, domestic demand, international price of steel, inventory stocking/destocking, demand in global market and competitiveness, etc.

(c) Yes,  Madam.    It  is  a  fact  that  India  should  cut  down  it's  dependence  on imports for special steel products by encouraging the domestic manufacturing of such products, however, it is to state that steel is a deregulated sector and forming of joint venture for technology up-gradation is a purely commercial decision which depends on many aspects.

(d) It is true that despite being the world's second largest producer of steel, India is still dependent on imports of special and value added steel products and there is a need  to  develop  domestic  capabilities  to  produce  electrical  grade  and  auto  grade steel to become self-sufficient. Government is working towards the same. Recently, SAIL and Arcelor Mittal have firmed up their Joint Venture (JV) term sheet to enter into  an  agreement  for  setting  up  of  a  plant  for  production  of  automotive  grade  of steel. That should take care of one segment of imports to some extent.  There has also  been  a  tie  up  of  Tata  Steel  and  Thyssenkrupp  (who  specialize  in  developing electrical grade of steels), which will help for electrical steels.  SRTMI has also been set-up  to  undertake  Research  &  Development  projects  for  the  betterment  of  steel sector.

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## (Reply to Part  (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2097 for answer on 24.12.2018)

## TOTAL CAPACITY OF THE STEEL PRODUCTION DURING 2017-18

| State                  |   ('000t) Capacity |   ('000t) Production |
|------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh      |                 74 |                   62 |
| Assam                  |                314 |                  229 |
| Bihar                  |               1138 |                  703 |
| Jharkhand              |              19995 |                17113 |
| Meghalaya              |                185 |                   74 |
| Odisha                 |              27239 |                16968 |
| Tripura                |                 30 |                   20 |
| West Bengal            |              10128 |                 7840 |
| Chhattisgarh           |              16464 |                13033 |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli |                291 |                  246 |
| Daman And Diu          |                 41 |                   33 |
| Goa                    |                509 |                  345 |
| Gujarat                |              12337 |                 8260 |
| Madhya Pradesh         |                170 |                  144 |
| Maharashtra            |              10884 |                 8457 |
| Delhi                  |                 14 |                   12 |
| Haryana                |                931 |                  806 |
| Himachal Pradesh       |                698 |                  458 |
| Jammu And Kashmir      |                187 |                  130 |
| Punjab                 |               3878 |                 2779 |
| Rajasthan              |               1093 |                  793 |
| Uttar Pradesh          |               1245 |                 1001 |
| Uttarakhand            |                604 |                  438 |
| Andhra Pradesh         |               8205 |                 6156 |
| Karnataka              |              14266 |                12766 |
| Kerala                 |                622 |                  336 |
| Puducherry             |                343 |                  162 |
| Tamil Nadu             |               4316 |                 2699 |
| Telangana              |               1774 |                 1070 |
| Total                  |             137975 |               103131 |

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