Lok Sabha Question No. 2445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Export of Steel
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Shri P P Chaudhary, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2445 FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2024

## EXPORT OF STEEL

2445.  SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the targets set under the National Steel Policy for production capacity, consumption and export of steel by 2030-31 and the progress achieved thereof;
- (b) whether any interim milestones have been established to monitor progress towards these targets, if so, the details thereof and achievements made so far;
- (c) the steps taken to enhance the scope of Quality Control Orders on Steel products, including the number of steel products brought under mandatory quality certification during the last three years;
- (d)  whether any assessment has been conducted on the impact of Quality Control Orders on domestic steel quality and international competitiveness, if so, the findings thereof; and
- (e)  the  details  of  other  key  initiatives  implemented  to  enhance  the  steel  sector, including measures for technology upgradation, environmental compliance and skill development, along with their outcomes thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI H. D. KUMARASWAMY)

(a)&(b): The envisaged capacity, production and consumption in National Steel Policy(NSP), 2017 by 2030-31, and their progress are given below:-

(in million tonnes)

| Parameter                                 | Projections for 2030-31                   | Present status (as on 1 st April 2024)   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Crude steel capacity                      | 300                                       | 179.5                                    |
| Crude steel demand/production             | 255                                       | 144.3                                    |
| Finished steel demand/production          | 230                                       | 136.3                                    |
| Source : National Steel Policy(NSP), 2017 | Source : National Steel Policy(NSP), 2017 | Source: Joint Plant Committee(JPC);      |

(c)&(d): Steel  Quality  Control  Orders  enables  consumption  of  only  such  steel products  in  domestic  market  that  have  been  produced  or  imported  under  the  BIS license, wherever applicable. Enhancing the scope of QCOs is an ongoing process.

As on date, 151 Indian Standards are notified under the Quality Control Order covering carbon  steel,  alloy  steel  and  stainless  steel.  No  impact  assessments  have  been conducted  on  the  impact  of  the  QCOs  on  domestic  steel  quality  and  international competitiveness.

- (e) Steel  is  a  de-regulated  sector  and  the  government  acts  as  a  facilitator. Government has taken various measures, which include the following key initiatives, to  create a conducive  policy environment for  enhancing  the steel sector, including measures for technology upgradation, environmental compliance and skill development:-
- i. Promotion of 'Made in India' steel and technology upgradation:-
- a.  Implementation  of  Domestically  Manufactured  Iron  &  Steel  Products (DMI&SP) Policy  for  promoting  'Made  in  India'  steel  for  Government procurement.
- b.  Launch of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel  to  promote  the  manufacturing  of  value-added  steel  within  the country.
- ii. Decarbonisation of steel sector and energy efficiency:-
- a. Notification  of  National  Green  Hydrogen  Mission  for  green  hydrogen production and usage in steel sector.
- b. Implementation of the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme, under National  Mission  for  Enhanced  Energy  Efficiency,  which  incentivizes steel industry to reduce energy consumption, etc.
- iii. Skill development:-
- a.  Establishment  of  National  Institute  of  Secondary  Steel  Technology (NISST)  at  Mandi  Gobindgarh,  Punjab  to  provide  trained  technical manpower, industrial services, testing facilities, consultancy services to the  secondary  steel  sector;  and  Biju  Patnaik  National  Steel  Institute (BPNSI) at Kalinga Nagar, Jajpur to cater to the skilling needs of steel industry in the Eastern sector.
- b.  BPNSI conducted 15 skilling programmes since July, 2023 to  March, 2024  covering  potential  workforces  and  working  professionals  from industries.

As a result of these measures, India's steel sector following outcomes have been achieved:-

- i. India's  steel  sector  has  become  the  second  largest  producer of  steel  in  the world from 2018.
- ii. Progress made by steel sector from 2014-15 to 2023-24:-
- iii. The average CO2 emission intensity of the Indian steel industry has reduced from around 3.1 tonne of CO2 per tonne of crude steel in 2005 to around 2.54 tonne of CO2 in 2023-24.

| Parameter                            |   FY 2014-15 |   FY 2023-24 |
|--------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| Crude steel capacity (MT)            |       109.85 |       179.51 |
| Crude steel production (MT)          |        88.98 |       144.3  |
| Finished steel consumption (MT)      |        76.99 |       136.29 |
| Per capita steel consumption (in kg) |        60.8  |        97.7  |

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