Lok Sabha Question No. 2329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Production of Steel
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane, Bhavana Gawali (Patil)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2329

FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2023

## PRODUCTION OF STEEL

2329. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number of  steel  plants  at  present  in  the  country  along with  the  names and  the  number  of  sick  steel  plants  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for revival and the details of the targets with regard to the production of steel during each of the last five years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the said targets have been achieved and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of steel plants which are operational and earning profit;
- (d) whether it is a fact that some steel plants have been closed or declared sick and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken or efforts made by the Government/being made for revival of the said steel plants?

## ANSWER

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL

(a)to(e):  As per available data, the number of steel plants producing crude steel in the country were 901 in 2021-22 with a total capacity of 154.06 million tonnes. The details of State-wise steel production in country are given at Annexure-I . Steel being a  deregulated  sector,  the  role  of  the  Government  is  that  of  a  facilitator.  Decisions such as revival/closure of steel plants are taken by individual steel companies from time to time, based on commercial considerations and market dynamics.

There are two steel manufacturing Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) under Ministry of Steel namely Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya

Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL). The details of targets/achievements of steel production of public sector plants during the last five years is as follows: -

Unit: MT

| Financial   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Year        | MoU       | Actual    | MoU       | Actual    | MoU       | Actual    | MoU       | Actual    | MoU       | Actual    |
| SAIL        | 16.16     | 15.02     | 16.73     | 16.27     | 17.27     | 16.16     | 16.40     | 15.22     | 17.81     | 17.37     |
| RINL        | 4.80      | 4.50      | 5.50      | 5.00      | 5.80      | 4.45      | 5.40      | 4.16      | 5.50      | 5.14      |

Source: Steel Authority of India Limited(SAIL) & Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited(RINL)

Both CPSEs do not fall under the category of sick CPSEs. The data/information on profit/loss of private sector steel plants is not maintained by the Government.

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Crude Steel Production - State Wise

| State                  | Production ('000t)   | Production ('000t)   | Production ('000t)   | Production ('000t)   | Production ('000t)   |
|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| State                  | 2017-18              | 2018-19              | 2019-20              | 2020-21              | 2021-22              |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 6156                 | 6933                 | 6539                 | 5898                 | 7096                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | 62                   | 39                   | 29                   | 0                    | 69                   |
| Assam                  | 229                  | 83                   | 67                   | 59                   | 108                  |
| Bihar                  | 703                  | 563                  | 540                  | 465                  | 529                  |
| Chhattisgarh           | 13033                | 13164                | 13534                | 13183                | 14900                |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 246                  | 291                  | 285                  | 145                  | 253                  |
| Daman and Diu          | 33                   | 50                   | 46                   | 40                   | 46                   |
| Delhi                  | 12                   | 13                   | 12                   | 10                   | 5                    |
| Goa                    | 345                  | 429                  | 423                  | 400                  | 407                  |
| Gujarat                | 8260                 | 8654                 | 8680                 | 8403                 | 9189                 |
| Haryana                | 806                  | 803                  | 596                  | 731                  | 941                  |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 458                  | 730                  | 864                  | 766                  | 1265                 |
| Jammu and Kashmir      | 130                  | 136                  | 114                  | 118                  | 146                  |
| Jharkhand              | 17113                | 17238                | 17209                | 15549                | 17094                |
| Karnataka              | 12766                | 13327                | 12875                | 11688                | 13045                |
| Kerala                 | 336                  | 349                  | 304                  | 253                  | 325                  |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 144                  | 506                  | 438                  | 369                  | 569                  |
| Maharashtra            | 8457                 | 9114                 | 8260                 | 7925                 | 11370                |
| Meghalaya              | 74                   | 65                   | 92                   | 37                   | 56                   |
| Odisha                 | 16968                | 19299                | 20253                | 21432                | 23241                |
| Puducherry             | 162                  | 190                  | 210                  | 179                  | 215                  |
| Punjab                 | 2779                 | 3611                 | 3310                 | 2917                 | 3663                 |
| Rajasthan              | 793                  | 1158                 | 749                  | 589                  | 621                  |
| Tamil Nadu             | 2699                 | 3036                 | 2505                 | 2159                 | 2633                 |
| Telangana              | 1070                 | 1274                 | 1154                 | 1192                 | 1464                 |
| Tripura                | 20                   | 7                    | 12                   | 7                    | 17                   |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 1001                 | 1321                 | 1198                 | 1005                 | 1197                 |
| Uttarakhand            | 438                  | 1069                 | 1077                 | 950                  | 991                  |
| West Bengal            | 7840                 | 7471                 | 7764                 | 7076                 | 8836                 |
| Total                  | 103131               | 110921               | 109137               | 103545               | 120293               |

## Annexure-I