Lok Sabha Question No. 4436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Demand of Steel and Metal
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4436 FOR ANSWER ON 30/03/2022

## DEMAND OF STEEL AND METALS

## 4436.  SHRI D.K.SURESH:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that there would be a huge demand for the steel and metals in view of rapid urbanization in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the current production and growth of the steel sector;
- (c) the details of the status of the production of steel and metals at present in the country; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  measures  to  further  growth  of  the steel sector and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH)

(a)&(b): The rapid urbanization is likely to increase demand of steel and metals in the country.  The production of Finished Steel in year 2020-21 was 96.20 million tonnes (MT)  as  compared  to  production  of  102.62  MT  in  year  2019-20.    The  details  of production and demand of Finished Steel in last two years are as under:-

Quantity in million tonnes

| Item        |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| Production  |    102.62 |     96.2  |
| Consumption |    100.17 |     94.89 |

Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC)

- (c) Details of production of Finished Steel and Metals in 2019-20 and 2020-21 are given as follows:-

Quantity in million tonnes

Quantity in lakh tonnes

| Year    |   Aluminium |   Refined Copper |   Zinc |   Lead |
|---------|-------------|------------------|--------|--------|
| 2019-20 |       36.56 |             4.08 |   6.88 |   1.81 |
| 2020-21 |       36.16 |             3.64 |   7.15 |   2.14 |

Source: Ministry of Mines

| Year    |   Finished Steel |
|---------|------------------|
| 2019-20 |           102.62 |
| 2020-21 |            96.2  |

Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC)

- (d) The Government has taken following measures for the growth of steel sector in the country:-
- i. Notification of the following policies:-
- a. National  Steel  Policy  2017  which  envisages  inter-alia  domestically meeting the entire demand of steel and high-grade automotive steel, electrical steel, special steel and alloys for strategic applications.
- b. Domestically Manufactured Iron & Steel Products (DMI&SP) Policy for promoting procurement of Made in India steel.
- c. Steel Scrap Recycling Policy to enhance the availability of domestically generated scrap.
- d. Steel  Import  Monitoring  System  (SIMS)  for  advanced  registration  of steel imports.
- e. Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel with an outlay of ₹ 6,322 Crore.
- ii. Issuance of Steel Quality Control Order to stop manufacturing and import of non-standardized steel.
- iii. Engagement with steel producers 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.
- iv. Engagement with potential users, including from 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.
- v. Establishment  of  Project  Development  Cell  in  the  Ministry  to  attract  and facilitate investment in the steel sector.

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