Lok Sabha Question No. 1426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Current Capacity of Steel Production
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Shri Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1426 FOR ANSWER ON 29.07.2025

## CURRENT CAPACITY OF STEEL PRODUCTION

## 1426.  SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  current  capacity  of  steel  production  in  the  country  along  with  the  increase thereof in production during the last five years;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  making  any  new  plan  to  increase  the  production capacity of steel in future;
- (c) the share of MSMEs in the Steel industry in India;
- (d) whether the Government is running any scheme to provide technical, financial and marketing support to small and medium enterprises;
- (e) the special steps taken by the Government to make the steel sector self-reliant under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan;
- (f) whether any strategy has been made to reduce special grade steel imports in the country; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(c):  The following table shows the details of capacity and production of crude steel during last five years:-

| Year    |   Capacity (in MnT) |   Production (in MnT) |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| 2020-21 |              143.91 |                103.54 |
| 2021-22 |              154.06 |                120.29 |
| 2022-23 |              161.3  |                127.2  |
| 2023-24 |              179.51 |                144.3  |
| 2024-25 |              200.33 |                152.18 |

Share of MSMEs in crude steel capacity in 2024-25 is given below:-

| Crude Steel Capacity                                          | Crude Steel Capacity                                          | Crude Steel Capacity                                          | Crude Steel Capacity                                          |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                          | Secondary steel plants including MSMEs                        | Total                                                         | %Share                                                        |
| 2024-25                                                       | 94.42                                                         | 200.3                                                         | 47%                                                           |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); figures in million tonnes | Source: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); figures in million tonnes | Source: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); figures in million tonnes | Source: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); figures in million tonnes |

(d)to(g):   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. The government has taken several measures to make the steel sector, including MSMEs in  the  sector,  self-reliant  and  to  improve  the  competitiveness  of  domestic  steel manufacturers to reduce dependency on imports which include the following:

- i. Implementation of Domestically Manufactured Iron & Steel Products (DMI&SP) Policy for promoting 'Made in India' steel for Government procurement.
- ii. Launch of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel to promote the manufacturing of value-added steel within the country and reduce imports by attracting capital investments.
- iii. Revamping Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) for monitoring of imports to provide granular details on imports to the domestic steel industry.
- iv. Introduction  of  Steel  Quality  Control  Orders  thereby  banning  sub-standard/ defective steel products in the domestic market as well as imports to ensure the availability of quality steel to the industry, users, and public at large.

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