Lok Sabha Question No. 2604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Performance of Public Sector Enterprises
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Shri Ashish Dubey, Shri Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel, Shri Miteshbhai Rameshbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2604

## FOR ANSWER ON 16.12.2025

## PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISES

2604.  SHRI MITESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI PATEL: SHRI HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI PATEL: SHRI ASHISH DUBEY:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the financial and operational performance of major PSUs like SAIL, NMDC and MOIL during the current financial year including yearly production, sales and profit indicators;
- (b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  said  companies  to  increase  productivity,  efficiency  and profitability;
- (c) the new initiatives launched by SAIL like "PRAVARTHANAM" and "SAIL DARPAN" and the manner in which these are likely to improve digital and human resources; and (d) the roadmap prepared by the said undertaking for hydrogen-based steelmaking and  carbon  capture  technology  in  line  with  India's  low-carbon  and  green  steel
- transition?

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## ANSWER

(SHRI H.D. KUMARASWAMY)

- (a) The details of financial and operational performance of Steel Authority of India Ltd.(SAIL), NMDC Ltd. (NMDC) and MOIL Ltd.(MOIL) during the current financial year for the period (April - September, 2025) are given below:-

## Financial Performance

|   S. No. | Name of CPSE   | Turnover (in crores)   | Profit After Tax (PAT) (in crores)   |
|----------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|        1 | SAIL           | 52,254                 | 1,112                                |
|        2 | NMDC           | 12,895                 | 3,663                                |
|        3 | MOIL           | 696                    | 122                                  |

## Operational Performance

|   S. No. | Name CPSE   | Material      |   Production (in Million Tonnes) |   Sales (in Million Tonnes) |
|----------|-------------|---------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | SAIL        | Crude Steel   |                            9.503 |                       9.462 |
|        2 | NMDC        | Iron Ore      |                           22.2   |                      22.2   |
|        3 | MOIL        | Manganese Ore |                            0.94  |                       0.71  |

- (b)  To improve productivity and profitability: -
-  SAIL  has  approved  projects  for  modernizing  plants,  adopting  automation, improving energy efficiency, and strengthening procurement.
-  NMDC has approved projects for upgrading conveyors, crushers, RWLS etc.
-  MOIL has approved projects for enhancing mine capacity, adopting new mining technologies, lowering power costs.

(c) SAIL  has  rolled  out  PRAVARTANAM,  an  end-to-end  digital  transformation programme aimed at improving yield, energy efficiency, product quality, throughput, and  analytics-driven  operations,  while  modernizing  technology  systems  to  build  a future-ready, data-driven organization.

SAIL  DARPAN  focuses  on  modernizing  HR  policies  and  systems  through enhanced  succession  planning,  continuous  performance  management,  improved manpower planning, faster recruitment, capability building, and cultural transformation.

(d) SAIL has been awarded one pilot project for use of hydrogen in existing blast furnace to reduce coal/coke consumption under National Green Hydrogen Mission.

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