Lok Sabha Question No. 398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Revival of Government Cement Companies
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha, Shri Hanuman Beniwal, Adv. Chandra Shekhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 398

ANSWERED ON 02.12.2025

## REVIVAL OF GOVERNMENT CEMENT COMPANIES

†398.  ADV. CHANDRA SHEKHAR: SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL: SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA:

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  and  total  number  of  Government  cement  companies/factories  currently operational in the country, State and location-wise;
- (b) whether many Government cement companies have been closed in the country during the last few years;
- (c) if so, the details of the cement companies/factories which have been closed along with the reasons for their closure, name and location-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to establish new Government cement companies or to revive closed Government cement companies to provide cement to the public at affordable prices; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

(a): Cement  Corporation  of  India  Limited  (CCI)  is  the  only  Central  Public  Sector Undertaking in the business of manufacturing and marketing of Cement. At present, CCI is having three operating units with installed capacity of 14.46 lakh MT per annum as detailed below.

| Cement Plant Location   | State     |   Capacity (Lakhs MT) | Date of Commissioning   |
|-------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
| Bokajan                 | Assam     |                  1.98 | 01.04.77                |
| Rajban                  | Himachal  |                  2.48 | 01.04.80                |
| Tandur                  | Telangana |                 10    | 01.07.87                |

(b) & (c): Seven Non-operating units of CCI have been closed as under:

| S.N.   | Name of Units          | Non operating since   | Location       | Reasons for closure                                                                      |
|--------|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (i)    | Nayagaon               | 1997                  | Madhya Pradesh | Latest Clinkerization technology installed but not linked successfully with cement plant |
| (ii)   | Kurkunta               | 1998                  | Karnataka      | Old technology and high production cost                                                  |
| (iii)  | Charkhi Dadri          | 1996                  | Haryana        | Shortage of suitable lime stone                                                          |
| (iv)   | Bhatinda Grinding unit | -                     | Punjab         | Plants equipment not installed                                                           |
| (v)    | Mandhar                | 1996                  | Chhatisgarh    | Old technology and high production cost                                                  |
| (vi)   | Adilabad               | 1998                  | Telangana      | Old technology and high production cost                                                  |
| (vii)  | Akaltara               | 1996                  | Chhatisgarh    | Old technology and high production cost                                                  |

(d) & (e): There is no proposal for setting up new Central Public Sector Undertaking in cement sector or to revive the closed unit of CCI.

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