Lok Sabha Question No. 1441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Target to increase Crude Steel Capacity
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1441 FOR ANSWER ON 29.07.2025

## TARGET TO INCREASE CRUDE STEEL CAPACITY

1441. Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the Government's ambitious target to increase crude steel capacity in India to 300 MT and production to 255 MT by 2030 from the 8 MT production at present and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether it is a fact that the Chinese steel accounted for over 70% of India's total steel  imports and if so, the measures taken by the Government to reduce the high dependence on China in Steel imports?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE          (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) MINISTRY OF STEEL

- (a)  Steel is a de-regulated sector and the government acts as a facilitator by creating a conducive policy environment for the development of the steel sector. National Steel Policy,  2017  envisages  a  crude  steel  capacity  of  300  million  tonnes  (MT)  and production  255  MT  by  2030  based  on  projections  of  growth  in  domestic  demand, exports and various other factors. Crude steel capacity and production for the year 2024-25 were 200.33 MT and 152.18 MT, respectively.
- (b)  The details of finished steel imports from China over the last two years and the current year, along with its share in overall imports, are given below:-

| Finished Steel Imports (MnT)                                           | Finished Steel Imports (MnT)                                           | Finished Steel Imports (MnT)                                           | Finished Steel Imports (MnT)                                           |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                   | Imports from China                                                     | Total imports                                                          | %share of China                                                        |
| 2023-24                                                                | 2.69                                                                   | 8.32                                                                   | 32.3                                                                   |
| 2024-25                                                                | 2.53                                                                   | 9.55                                                                   | 26.5                                                                   |
| Apr-Jun 2025-26*                                                       | 0.31                                                                   | 1.38                                                                   | 22.4                                                                   |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); *Provisional; MnT= million tonnes | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); *Provisional; MnT= million tonnes | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); *Provisional; MnT= million tonnes | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); *Provisional; MnT= million tonnes |

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