Lok Sabha Question No. 1762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Steel Export
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1762 FOR ANSWER ON 13/12/2023

## STEEL EXPORT

1762. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  volume  of  Steel  produced  in  the  country  during  the  last  two  years including its share in global production;
- (b) the present domestic demand for Steel and the share of the country in the total global steel exports; and
- (c) the effective measures taken by the Government to make the country top most producer of Steel at the global level during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

MINISTRY OF STEEL

- (a) Data on the production of crude steel in the country in the last two years and its share in the world production are given below:
- (b)(i) Data on total finished steel consumption from April to November 2023-24 indicates increased demand. The details are given below:

|                                                                                    | Crude steel production (in million tonnes)                                         | Crude steel production (in million tonnes)                                         | Crude steel production (in million tonnes)                                         |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Period                                                                             | India                                                                              | World                                                                              | %share of India                                                                    |
| 2021                                                                               | 118.2                                                                              | 1914.4                                                                             | 6.2                                                                                |
| 2022*                                                                              | 125.3                                                                              | 1834.4                                                                             | 6.8                                                                                |
| Source: For India: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); For world: Worldsteel; *provisional | Source: For India: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); For world: Worldsteel; *provisional | Source: For India: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); For world: Worldsteel; *provisional | Source: For India: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); For world: Worldsteel; *provisional |

| Item                                                              | Total Finished Steel                                              | Total Finished Steel                                              | Total Finished Steel                                              |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Item                                                              | April- November 2023-24 (mt)*                                     | April- November 2022-23 (mt)                                      | % change*                                                         |
| Consumption                                                       | 86.9                                                              | 75.7                                                              | 14.8                                                              |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); *provisional (JPC DO Report) | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); *provisional (JPC DO Report) | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); *provisional (JPC DO Report) | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); *provisional (JPC DO Report) |

Contd….

(ii) Data  on  the  export  of  total  steel  by  India  during  January-September  2023 (provisional) along with its share in the global export of total steel is given below for the same period:

| Period                                                        | Total Steel Export (in million tonnes)                        | Total Steel Export (in million tonnes)                        | Total Steel Export (in million tonnes)                        |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                               | India                                                         | World                                                         | %share of India                                               |
| January-September 2023*                                       | 6.30                                                          | 248.24                                                        | 2.5                                                           |
| Source: For World - Worldsteel; For India - JPC; *provisional | Source: For World - Worldsteel; For India - JPC; *provisional | Source: For World - Worldsteel; For India - JPC; *provisional | Source: For World - Worldsteel; For India - JPC; *provisional |

(c) Steel  is  a  deregulated  sector  and  the  decisions  related  to  steel  production, domestic consumption and export are taken by the individual steel producers on the basis of market demand  and other commercial considerations. However, the Government  has  taken  the  following  steps  in  the  last  three  (3)  years  to  create  a conducive environment for entire steel sector: -

- i. Notification  of  Steel  Quality  Control  Orders  to  prevent  the  manufacturing  and import of non-standardized steel and to make available quality steel products to the public at large.
- ii. Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for  specialty  steel  to  promote  the manufacturing of 'Specialty Steel' within the country.
- iii. Adjustments in Basic Customs Duty on steel products and raw materials along with  calibration  of  trade  remedial  measures like  Anti-dumping  duty  (ADD)  and Countervailing Duty (CVD) on certain steel products to enhance the competitiveness of India's steel sector.
- iv. Engagement with potential users like Railways, Defence, Petroleum and Natural Gas,  Housing,  Civil  Aviation,  Road  Transport  and  Highways,  Agriculture  and Rural  Development  sectors  to  enhance  the  steel  usage  in  the  infrastructure, housing  &  manufacturing  sectors  and  boost  overall  demand  for  steel  in  the country.
- v. Engagement  with  various  stakeholders  including  industry  associations  and leaders of the domestic steel industry to address their issues by the concerned Ministries/ Departments of the Central Government and State Governments.

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