Lok Sabha Question No. 579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.579

FOR ANSWER ON 01/12/2021

## STEEL PLANTS

579. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  State-wise  total  number  of  steel  plants  functioning  in  public  and  private sector in the country at present;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  working  on  any  scheme  for  modernisation  and expansion of the said plants and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  extent  to  which  the  production  of  steel  has  been  increased  in public and private sector during the last five years?

## ANSWER

(SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH)

- (a) State-wise  details  of  steel  plants  functioning  in  public  and  private  sector producing crude steel, and which were operational in the country during 2020-21 are at Annexure .
- (b) Steel being a deregulated sector, specific decisions regarding setting up of the steel plants, modernisation and expansion of the steel plants are taken by individual steel companies/investors based on commercial considerations and market dynamics.
- (c) Details of production of crude steel by public and private sector in India during the last five years are given below:-

|                                                        | Crude steel Production                                 | Crude steel Production                                 | Crude steel Production                                 |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                   | Public Sector                                          | Private Sector                                         | Total                                                  |
|                                                        | Qty. (in mt)                                           | Qty. (in mt)                                           | Qty. (in mt)                                           |
| 2016-17                                                | 18.46                                                  | 79.48                                                  | 97.94                                                  |
| 2017-18                                                | 19.75                                                  | 83.38                                                  | 103.13                                                 |
| 2018-19                                                | 21.50                                                  | 89.43                                                  | 110.92                                                 |
| 2019-20                                                | 20.90                                                  | 88.23                                                  | 109.14                                                 |
| 2020-21                                                | 19.51                                                  | 84.03                                                  | 103.54                                                 |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); mt=million tonnes | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); mt=million tonnes | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); mt=million tonnes | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); mt=million tonnes |

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## Details of Statewise No. of Units (2020-21)

| A. PRIVATE SECTOR                   | A. PRIVATE SECTOR                   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| State                               | Units                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                      | 24                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh                   | 3                                   |
| Assam                               | 6                                   |
| Bihar                               | 13                                  |
| Chhattisgarh                        | 80                                  |
| Goa                                 | 10                                  |
| Gujarat                             | 71                                  |
| Haryana                             | 14                                  |
| Himachal Pradesh                    | 25                                  |
| Jammu and Kashmir                   | 8                                   |
| Jharkhand                           | 30                                  |
| Karnataka                           | 24                                  |
| Kerala                              | 29                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh                      | 9                                   |
| Maharashtra                         | 54                                  |
| Meghalaya                           | 5                                   |
| Odisha                              | 52                                  |
| Punjab                              | 114                                 |
| Rajasthan                           | 31                                  |
| Tamil Nadu                          | 90                                  |
| Telangana                           | 27                                  |
| Tripura                             | 1                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh                       | 46                                  |
| Uttarakhand                         | 39                                  |
| West Bengal                         | 39                                  |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli              | 10                                  |
| Daman and Diu                       | 3                                   |
| Delhi                               | 2                                   |
| Total: Private Sector               | 869                                 |
| Total: Public Sector                | 9                                   |
| All Region Total                    | 878                                 |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC) | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC) |

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| B. PUBLIC SECTOR   | B. PUBLIC SECTOR   |
|--------------------|--------------------|
| State              | Unit               |
| Andhra Pradesh     | 1                  |
| Chhattisgarh       | 1                  |
| Jharkhand          | 1                  |
| Karnataka          | 1                  |
| Odisha             | 1                  |
| Tamil Nadu         | 1                  |
| West Bengal        | 3                  |
| Total              | 9                  |

## Annexure