Lok Sabha Question No. 2318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: NMDC
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2318

FOR ANSWER ON 21.12.2022

## NMDC

2318.  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR .S: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) whether NMDC has achieved the objective for which it was set up;

(b) if  so,  the  details thereof along with the contribution of NMDC as a public sector enterprise since its inception;

(c)  whether  NMDC  has  set  up  its  units  in  various  mineral  enriched  States  of  the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof including the total revenue earned by the NMDC during each of the last three years and the current year;

(e)  whether  during  recent  years  the  existing  mining  capacity  has  declined  in comparison  to  the  targets  fixed  and  actual  targets  achieved  by  NMDC,  if  so,  the details  thereof  and  the  corrective  measures  being  taken  by  NMDC  to  achieve  its mining targets; and

(f) whether irregularities in award of tender in NMDC have been reported and if so, the details thereof along with the action against these irregularities?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

MINISTRY OF STEEL

(a)&(b):  NMDC  was  incorporated  in  1958  with  the  objective  of  exploration  and exploitation of minerals. Since inception, NMDC was involved in the exploration of a wide  range  of  minerals  including  iron  ore,  copper,  rock  phosphate,  limestone, dolomite,  gypsum,  bentonite,  magnesite,  diamond,  tin,  tungsten,  graphite,  beach sands  etc.,  in  order  to  increase  the  mineral  resource  base  of  the  country.  From  4 million tonnes of iron ore production in 1969-70, NMDC has grown continuously and produced 42.15 MT in financial year 2021-22. NMDC has a diamond mine in Panna, the only mechanized diamond mine in Asia with a capacity of 84,000 carats.

NMDC has been conferred with Mini Ratna status in 1998 and Navratna status in  2008  by  Department of  Public  Enterprise, Government of India. NMDC has paid about Rs.27,000 crore in dividends to the Government till date. The performance of the company has been consistently very good and above on MoU parameters.

(c)&(d): NMDC has set up its units in the following states:-

- i. Chhattisgarh
- ii. Karnataka
- iii. Madhya Pradesh
- iv. Andhra Pradesh

State-wise revenue earned by NMDC during the last three years and the current year is as follows: -

(Rs. in Crore)

| State          | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (Apr-Sep '22)   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| Chhattisgarh   | 9,407     | 12,682    | 20,014    | 6,339                   |
| Karnataka      | 2,253     | 2,667     | 5,804     | 1,756                   |
| Madhya Pradesh | 34        | 21        | 63        | -                       |
| Telangana      | 5         | -         | 1         | 1                       |
| Total          | 11,699    | 15,370    | 25,882    | 8,096                   |

- (e)  Mining capacity of NMDC has not declined in the recent years as may be seen from following table:-

(

## In MTPA )

| Financial Year   |   Mining Capacity |   Production of Iron Ore Achieved |
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2019-20          |              51.8 |                             31.49 |
| 2020-21          |              51.8 |                             34.15 |
| 2021-22          |              51.8 |                             42.19 |

- (f)   No irregularities in award of tender in NMDC have been reported in recent past except one complaint which is under enquiry.

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