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Lok Sabha Question No. 179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Out of School Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 179 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## Out of School Students

179. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  the  number  of  out-of-school  children  in  the  age  group  of  3-18  years  in  the  country, gender-wise; (b) the reasons for a large number of children eligible under Right to Education to free and compulsory education for not being enrolled in educational institutions; (c)  whether  the  Government  has  included  any  provisions  in  the  New  Education  Policy  to tackle the above problem; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d): Ministry of Human Resource Development has commissioned three independent surveys through Indian Market Research Bureau  (IMRB) to estimate out of school children in the country in the years 2005, 2009 and 2014. The Survey of Out of School Children in 613  years  age  group  conducted  in  2014  revealed  that  there  were  60.64  lakh  out  of  school children in this age group in which 31.66 lakhs are male children and 28.98 lakhs are female children. The  major  reasons for out of school children reported in the survey are poverty/economic reason, child not interested in studies, child suffering with some disability or poor health, child too young to be attending school, child needed to help in domestic work, education not considered necessary by the parents or Head of the household etc.

Draft National Education Policy envisages to achieve access and quality school education for all children in the age group of 3 to 18 years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Workforce
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 178 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## WORKFORCE

178. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether the Government has issued any notification with regard to applicable workforce in the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a)  &  (b):  The  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  has  undertaken legislative reforms by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalizing the existing  provisions  of  29  central  labour  Acts.  Presently,  Code  on Wages 2019 has been notified on 08/08/2019 which inter-alia provides for  all  essential  elements  relating  to  wages,  equal  remuneration,  its payment  and  bonus  to  all  employments  covering  both  organised  as well as un-organised sectors.
- (c): does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Skill Development to Unemployed Tribal Youths
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 175 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT TO UNEMPLOYED TRIBAL YOUTH

## 175.    SHRI JUAL ORAM:

## Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to provide adequate training for the educated unemployed tribal youths as the skill development;
- (b) if so, the number of such training centres proposed to be set up in the Scheduled districts of Odisha and other States; and
- (c) if steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

(a) to (c)   Under  Skill  India  Mission,  the  Government  of  India  is  implementing  various schemes  for  imparting  employable  skills  to  the  youths  including  Scheduled  Tribes (ST)candidates  through  short  term  and  long  term  programs.  The  Ministry  of  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) under its flagship program, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  2016-20  (PMKVY  2016-20)  provides  short  term  training  to  the youths  including  tribal  youths  through  affiliated  training  partners/training  centres.  As  on 17.01.2020, 13209 Training Centres including 350 Training centres (TCs) in Odisha and 723 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKKs) including  28 PMKKs in Odisha have been empanelled  for  imparting  training.  Further,  in    Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  under MSDE  there  is  a  provision  for  reservation  of  seats  for  training  of  Scheduled  Tribes candidates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Contractual Staff under SSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 169 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## Contractual Staff under SSA

†169. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the details of the academic and non-academic staff working in schools on contract under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), State-wise; (b) whether several States including Maharashtra have appointed teachers including technical teachers on contract basis and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; (c) whether the Government is aware that some staff is working for more than ten years on contract basis in some of the States including Maharashtra and if so, the reasons therefor; and (d) whether the Government has any proposal to make them permanent in future and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d): Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools come under the jurisdiction of the respective States and Union Territory Governments. The recruitment,  service  conditions  and  deployment  of  teachers  including  resource  persons  and non-academic staff come under the purview of the concerned State/UT Government. Ministry of Human Resource Development has been requesting all the States and UT Governments for filling-up the vacant posts of teachers and their rational deployment, for which the Ministry has been issuing advisories to all the States and UTs from time to time. Further, the Central Government,  through  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  provides assistance  to  the  States  and  UTs  for  deployment  of  additional  teachers  to  maintain appropriate Pupil Teacher Ratio as per the prescribed norms for various levels of schooling.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Demand and Allocation of Natural Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020 Demand and Allocation of Natural Gas

166. DR.  RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

## पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the natural gas being supplied to various States/Union Territories is not in accordance with its demand in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Union Government has received any requests from various States/UTs particularly Northern States for additional allocation of natural gas to meet the requirement adequately;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (e) the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  to  (e):      The  domestic  natural  gas  is  being  supplied  to  industries/sectors  as  per  the allocation made by the Government from time to time as per gas allocation policies. As per prevailing  policy,  following  are  the  priorities  for  the  allocation  of  APM/Non-APM  Natural Gas    (i)  CNG  (Transport)  and  PNG  (Domestic)  in  City  Gas  Distribution  Networks;  (ii)  Gasbased fertilizers plants (Urea); (iii) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants; (iv) Power plants supplying to the Grid; and others. The States from time to time recommend cases for gas allocation, which is examined against extant policies.  LNG is imported under Open General License based on mutual agreement amongst buyers and sellers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: CSR Spending
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 165 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2020 MAGHA 14, 1941 (SAKA)

## CSR SPENDING

## QUESTION

165. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) the  details  of  companies  spending  funds  under  the  Corporate  Social Responsibility (CSR) head during last two years till date in the State of Jharkhand and the total number and names of those districts where the amount was spent under CSR head, year-wise; and
- (b) the  details  of  total  amount  spent  by  companies  in  CSR  head  for environment  protection  and  sustainable  development  in  the  State  of Jharkhand during the said period?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                              (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य  मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

(

श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

(a) & (b):   CSR is a board driven process.  The Board of the company is free to decide the activities to be undertaken as per Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013  taking  into  consideration  the  recommendation  of  its  CSR  committee. Ministry issued a Circular no. 21/2014 dated 18 th  June 2014 which provided that items listed in Schedule VII are broad based and be interpreted liberally. Item no.  (iv)  of  Schedule  VII  relates  to  environment  sustainability.  The  entire  CSR architecture is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are required to file details of its CSR annually in the MCA 21 registry. All data reported in the MCA21 registry by companies on CSR is available on National CSR Data Portal at www.csr.gov.in.  The details of total amount spent by companies in CSR head for environment protection in the State of Jharkhand for financial years 2016-17 & 2017-18 are given below:

| Major Development Sector head                                          |   FY 2016-17 | FY 2017-18   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| Environment, Animal Welfare, Conservation of Resources (in Rs. Crores) |         4.62 | 2017-18 2.83 |

(Data upto 30.06.2019) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

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Lok Sabha Question No. 163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: CICT
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.163 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3.2.2020

## CICT

## 163.    SHRI RAVIKUMAR D :

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether the 'Central Institute for Classical Tamil'(CICT) at Chennai has no permanent Director;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)       the time by which a permanent Director will be appointed in CICT?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (c)  :    The meeting of Selection Committee for appointment to the post of regular Director was conducted and the recommendation of the Selection Committee has been referred to the Appointment Committee  of the  Cabinet  (ACC)  for  approval.  Regular  Director  of  CICT  will  be appointed after approval of ACC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Utilisation of Land Owned by HPCL
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  FEBRUARY, 2020

## Utilisation of Land Owned by HPCL

## 161.   SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

Will  the  Minister  of  PETROLEUM  AND  NATURAL  GAS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to utilize the land owned by the Hindustan Petroleum  Corporation  Limited  (HPCL),  if  so,  the  details  of  the  action  taken thereon;
- (b) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that the land owned by the HPCL adjacent to the NH is kept unutilised for a long period of time, if so, the action taken thereon;
- (c) whether the Government or HPCL conducted inspection/study for the proper utilisation of HPCL land at Edappallycotta, Chavara, Kollam in Kerala, if so, the details of the study/inspection report;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  utilise  the  land  for  the  purpose  of HPCL;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the HPCL proposes to hand over the land for any Government project; and
- (f)  whether the HPCL has taken any action to protect the land by ensuring the safety of the local people, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (e) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has stated that the land at Edapallycotta, Kerala was acquired in 1992 to develop water fed  Petroleum  Depot.  HPCL  operated  the  Depot  at  this  location between  1994  to  2000.  The  product  was  brought  from  Cochin  in Barges along the waterway to the Depot and loaded and dispatched in Tank Trucks to HPCL retail outlets via nearby National Highway. However,  due  to  local  labour  unrest  and  unviable  operations,  the depot had to be decommissioned and all facilities removed in 2000.

Further, the land was inspected for suitability for use by HPCL and it was found that the project was not economically viable and was not proceeded  with.  Projects  are  decided  on  techno  commercial  basis as per prevailing policy.

- (f) Yes, the plot has boundary wall on all sides and security personnel has been continuously deployed at the site for protection.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Compensation to the Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## Compensation to the Students

## 156. SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  the  number  of  students  who  have  been  injured  in  police  action  in  Jamia  Millia  Islamia  and Aligarh Muslim University during recent incidents; (b) whether there is any plan under consideration of the Government to pay compensation to these
- students; and
- (c) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

- (a) to (c):  As informed by the Universities, 6 students in AMU and around 69 students in JMI have sustained injuries. The universities have arranged for free medical treatment to all the injured students.  The  Universities  are  statutory  autonomous  organization  established  under  an  act  of Parliament and are competent to take decisions in all such matters.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Bulk Petroleum Storage
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 153 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2020

## Bulk Petroleum Storage

## 153. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

## पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has developed any major bulk petroleum storage facilities to take advantage of the favourable fuel prices over the last few years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the financial implications for not developing these facilities?

## ANSWER

## पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  &  (b):      Government  of  India,  through  a  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  called Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Limited (ISPRL), has established Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) facilities with total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) at 3 locations, viz. Vishakhapatnam, Mangaluru and Padur. All these  locations  were  commissioned  and  dedicated  to  the  Nation  in  February, 2019.   Government has also given 'in principle' approval for establishment of two  additional  SPR  facilities  with  total  storage  capacity  of  6.5  MMT  at  two locations viz. Chandikhol in Odisha and Padur in Karnataka.
- (c):    Does not arise in view of answer at (a) & (b) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Safety and Liberty of the Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 152 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## Safety and Liberty of the Students

## 152. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  about  recent  events  of  violence  in  various universities of the country and proposed to obtain a comprehensive report regarding the causes and impact of these events; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) the measures proposed to be taken by the Government for the safety and liberty of the students; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  to  (d)  There  have  been  reports  of  some  violence  in  some  universities  in  the country.  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  was  apprised  of  the  factual position  by  the  concerned  Central  Universities.  All  the  Central  Universities  are competent by their statutes to ensure proper safety and unhindered progress of the students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: General Budget
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 149

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 3, 2020

## GENERAL BUDGET

149. SHRI  A. GANESHAMURTHI: SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has invited various industrial groups and trade/ business organizations for consultations for preparing the general budget for the year 2020 as well as requested to give their feedback, suggestions for inclusion in the general budget;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has extended the invitation to the farmers/ agriculturists to give their suggestions and feedback for pre-budget consultations; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (d)  Yes,  Sir.   The  Ministry  of  Finance  holds  the  Pre-Budget  consultations  with  the various stakeholders including representatives of industrial groups, trade/business organizations and farmers/agriculturists and their suggestions/ideas are noted for preparing the Union Budget. The  proposals and suggestions received from industrial groups, trade/business  organizations  and  farmers/agriculturists  covered  a  range  of  themes/issues which, inter alia,  related to revival of growth and investment, promotion of exports, ease of doing business, promotion of agriculture, animal husbandry and agro processing sector and empowerment of farmers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Steel Plants in Bihar
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.147 FOR ANSWER ON 03/02/2020

## STEEL PLANTS IN BIHAR

## 147. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  steel  plants  in  the  country  and  the  names  of  such  steel plants on which work is going on at present;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up new steel plants in near future in Darbhanga in Bihar for generating/increasing employment opportunities;
- (c) if  so, the time by which the said plants are likely to be set up and if not, the reasons therefor, and
- (d) whether the import of steel has increased during the last few years and if so, the details thereof and its effects on domestic market and indigenous steel?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

## THE MINISTER OF STEEL

- (a) The total number of steel plants in the country is 977.   In the public sector, work is currently going on in NMDC Steel Plant in Nagarnar, Chattisgarh which is a Greenfield steel plant.

(b)&(c): No, Sir.  Steel is a deregulated sector where market forces and commercial considerations decide construction of new steel plants.

- (d) The  import  of  steel  has  increased  marginally  in  the  last  3  years  from  7.23 Million Tonnes in 2016-17 to 7.84 Million Tonnes in 2018-19 as shown table below:-

| Import of Steel (in MT)   | Import of Steel (in MT)   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Year                      | Import                    |
| 2016-17                   | 7.23                      |
| 2017-18                   | 7.48                      |
| 2018-19                   | 7.84                      |
| Source: JPC               | Source: JPC               |

However, domestic steel production has consistently increased regardless of  such  imports.  Import  of  certain  steel  grades  which  are  not  manufactured  or manufactured  in  adequate  quantity  in  the  country  is  required  for  supporting manufacturing sector as well as the country's  export of  machinery, automobiles etc.

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