Lok Sabha Question No. 406 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Research in Iron and Steel Sector
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Dinesh Lal "Nirahua" Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. *406

## FOR ANSWER ON 29.03.2023

## RESEARCH IN IRON AND STEEL SECTOR

## *406. SHRI DINESH LAL YADAV 'NIRAHUA':

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Public Sector Companies of the iron and steel sector are engaged in Research and Development (R&D):
- (b) whether any new scheme has been sanctioned to promote R&D in the iron and steel sector during the last three years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  R&D  projects  started/  likely  to  be  started    under  the  said scheme?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *406 FOR ANSWER ON 29 th  MARCH, 2023 TABLED BY SHRI DINESH LAL YADAV 'NIRAHUA', MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING RESEARCH IN IRON AND STEEL SECTOR

- (a)  Yes,  Sir.  Public  Sector  Companies  of the  iron  and  steel  sector  are  engaged  in Research and Development (R&D). The R&D carried out have yielded Improvement in Productivity, Quality improvement, Cost reduction, utilisation of waste etc.
- (b)&(c): The R&D scheme viz. 'Promotion of Research & Development in Iron & Steel Sector' is in operation by Ministry of Steel since 2009-10. The budget allocation for the scheme for FY 2022-23 is ₹4.49 crore. So far 24 R&D Projects have been completed and 15 R&D projects are in progress. The outcome of the completed R&D projects is given below:-

| Project Outcome                                    |   Total |
|----------------------------------------------------|---------|
| Process/ Knowhow Developed Adopted by the Industry |       5 |
| Process/ Knowhow Developed at lab/ Pilot scale     |      19 |
| Total                                              |      24 |

The following four additional R&D projects have been approved and fund released in Jan-March 2023:-

|   Sl. No | R&D Project                                                                                                                              | R&D Implementing Agency   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Designing a sustainable, low-energy consuming, and modular CO2 capture and mineralization technology by IIT Bombay                       | IIT Bombay                |
|        2 | Developing facile electrocatalytic CO2 to CO conversion technology by IIT Bombay                                                         | IIT Bombay                |
|        3 | Eco-Friendly Solution with Metal Recovery and Value Added Products from Stainless Steel Spent Pickle Liquor: A Zero Waste Business Model | CSIR-NML & BITs Pilani    |
|        4 | Selective removal of CO2 from the gas produced from coal/ biomass using suitable media for gas enrichment                                | CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar     |

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