Lok Sabha Question No. 1685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Consumption of Steel in Rural Areas
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1685

FOR ANSWER ON 08/12/2021

## CONSUMPTION OF STEEL IN RURAL AREAS

## 1685.  SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any steps are taken to promote the use of steel by villagers in order to increase the consumption of steel in rural areas and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the details of the progress achieved in respect of the targets fixed to increase the  steel  production  capacity  to  30  crore  tonnes  in  India  and  to  increase  the  per capita consumption of steel to 160 kgs and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

## ANSWER

(SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH)

- (a) Ministry  of  Steel  has  held  several  rounds  of  consultations  with  various stakeholders including industry associations and leaders of domestic steel industry to promote the use and consumption of steel in the country including the rural areas. Ministry of Steel  organized  a  Webinar  on  20.10.2020  with  Ministry  of  Rural Development,  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmer's  Welfare,  Department  of  Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Ministry of Food Processing Industries along with other relevant stakeholders to discuss the ways for promotion of steel in rural areas in the country. A Joint  Working  Group  (JWG)  has  been  constituted  for  developing standardized design and layouts of housing configurations with steel structure with estimated cost, as adopted in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-U and PMAY-G) houses. Steel CPSEs viz. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam  Limited  (RINL)  have  appointed  rural  dealers  and  also  engage  in  various promotional activities specifically aim at educating rural India on advantages of steel use.
- (b) The National Steel Policy-2017 envisages the steel production capacity to be 30  crore  tones,  per  capita  consumption  of  steel  to  be  160  kgs  and  reduction  of average CO2 emission intensity to around 2.4 t/tcs by FY2030-31.The details of steel production  capacity,  per  capita  consumption  of  steel  and  reduction  in  greenhouse gas (CO2) emission are given in the table below:-

| Year                      |   Crude Steel Capacity (mt) |   Total Finished Steel Per Capita Consumption (Kg) | Specific CO2 emission (t/tcs)   |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2018-19                   |                      142.24 |                                               74.4 | 2.65                            |
| 2019-20                   |                      142.3  |                                               74.7 | 2.63                            |
| 2020-21                   |                      143.91 |                                               70   | 2.60                            |
| 2021-22 (Apr.-Nov., 2021) |                      148.91 |                                               72.3 | -                               |

With a view to increase the domestic production of Steel, the Government has taken the following steps:-

- i. Notification  of  Domestically  Manufactured  Iron  &  Steel  Products  (DMI&SP) Policy for promoting procurement of Made in India steel.
- ii. Notification  of  Steel  Scrap  Recycling  Policy  to  enhance  the  availability  of domestically generated scrap.
- iii. Issuance of Steel Quality Control Order to stop manufacturing and import of non-standardized steel.
- iv. Steel  Import  Monitoring  System  (SIMS)  for  advanced  registration  of  steel imports.
- v. Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel with an outlay of ₹6,322 crores.
- vi. Engagement  with  various  stakeholders  including  industry  associations  and leaders  of  domestic  steel  industry  to  address  their  issues  by  the  concerned Ministries/Departments of the Central Government and State Governments.
- vii. Engagement with relevant stakeholders including Railways, Defence, Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas,  Housing,  Civil  Aviation,  Road  Transport  and Highways,  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  sectors  to  enhance  the  steel usage and overall demand for steel in the country.
- viii. Establishment  of  Project  Development  Cell  in  the  Ministry  to  attract  and facilitate investment in the steel sector.

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