Lok Sabha Question No. 2374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Impact on Steel Manufacturing due to Covid Pandemic
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2374

FOR ANSWER ON 21.12.2022

## IMPACT ON STEEL MANUFACTURING DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC

2374. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the production of Steel in the country has increased in 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the annual statements of steel production from 2019 to 31st October, 2022;
- (c) whether the consumption of steel has decreased and adversely affected due to impact on the manufacturing sector due to Covid pandemic; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL

## ANSWER

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)  Yes,  Madam.  Data  on  production  of  crude  steel  during  January  to  October 2022(provisional)  is  given  below  and  indicates  a  growth  in  such  production  during January-October 2022 corresponding period of last year.
- (b) Data on production of crude steel, year wise from 2019 to 2022 (January to October 2022) (provisional) is given below:-

| Year                                                                                | Crude steel                                                                         | Crude steel                                                                         |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                     | Production (in mt)                                                                  | %change                                                                             |
| January-October 2021                                                                | 97.84                                                                               | -                                                                                   |
| January-October 2022*                                                               | 103.78                                                                              | 6.1                                                                                 |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); mt=million tonnes; *provisional (JPC DO Report) | Source: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); mt=million tonnes; *provisional (JPC DO Report) | Source: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); mt=million tonnes; *provisional (JPC DO Report) |

| Year                                                         | Crude steel Production (in mt)                               |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019                                                         | 111.35                                                       |
| 2020                                                         | 100.26                                                       |
| 2021                                                         | 118.20                                                       |
| 2022 (Jan.- Oct.2022) (Prov.)                                | 103.78                                                       |
| Source: JPC; mt=million tonnes; *provisional (JPC DO Report) | Source: JPC; mt=million tonnes; *provisional (JPC DO Report) |

(c)&(d):    Decrease  in  consumption  is  noted  in  2020,  this  is  also  the  year  when COVID-19  pandemic  first  affected  the  country.    The  data  on  consumption  of  total finished steel, year wise from 2019 to 2022 (January to October, 2022) (Provisional) is given below:-

| Year                                                         | Total Finished Steel Consumption (in mt)                     |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019                                                         | 102.62                                                       |
| 2020                                                         | 89.33                                                        |
| 2021                                                         | 106.23                                                       |
| January-October 2022*                                        | 94.69                                                        |
| Source: JPC; mt=million tonnes; *provisional (JPC DO Report) | Source: JPC; mt=million tonnes; *provisional (JPC DO Report) |

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