Lok Sabha Question No. 1366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Establishment of Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1366 FOR ANSWER ON 25/07/2016

## ESTABLISHMENT OF STEEL PLANTS

1366.  SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the existing steel production capacity of various public and private sector steel plants in the country, Plant-wise;
- (b) whether  the  high  level  committee  headed  by  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  had initiated plan of action for increasing steel production upto 300 MT by the year 2025, if so, the details thereof and the follow up action taken thereon;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to establish new public sector steel plants in various parts of the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the production capacity of these proposed/under construction plants, location and plant-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a)   The existing steel production capacity of various public and private sector steel plants in the country, plant-wise detail of 2015-16 is given below:-

| Sl.No.                                  | Producer                                | Capacity (000'T)                    |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Public Sector                           | Public Sector                           |                                     |
| Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) | Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) |                                     |
| 1.                                      | Bhilai Steel Plant                      | 3925                                |
| 2.                                      | Durgapur Steel Plant                    | 1802                                |
| 3.                                      | Rourkela Steel Plant                    | 4400                                |
| 4.                                      | Bokaro Steel Plant                      | 4360                                |
| 5.                                      | IISCO Steel Plant                       | 2500                                |
| 6.                                      | Alloy Steel Plant                       | 234                                 |
| 7.                                      | Salem Steel Plant                       | 180                                 |
| 8.                                      | Vishveswarya Iron & Steel Plant         | 118                                 |
| Total (SAIL)                            | Total (SAIL)                            | 17519                               |
| Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited           | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited           | 6300                                |
| Total (Public Sector)                   | Total (Public Sector)                   | 23819                               |
| Private Sector                          | Private Sector                          |                                     |
| 1.                                      | Tata Steel Ltd.                         | 9600                                |
| 2.                                      | Essar Steel Ltd.                        | 10000                               |
| 3.                                      | JSW Steel Ltd.                          | 16600                               |
| 4                                       | JSPL                                    | 4000                                |
| 5                                       | Others                                  | 54182                               |
| TOTAL : (Private Sector)                | TOTAL : (Private Sector)                | 94382                               |
| GRAND TOTAL :                           | GRAND TOTAL :                           | 118201                              |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC)     | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC)     | Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC) |

(b) Based  on  the  decision  taken  in  the  meeting  of  High  Level  Committee  on Manufacturing  (HLCM)  held  on  9 th July,  2013  to  achieve  300  metric  tonnes  per annum steel production capacity by 2025-26, a concept of Special Purpose Vehicle was  enunciated. Four  mineral  rich  states  namely  Chhattisgarh,  Odisha,  Karnataka and Jharkhand have been identified for setting up of Integrated Steel Plants with the collaboration of Central and State PSUs through SPV route.  MoUs for setting up of Steel  SPVs  in  the  States  of  Chhattisgarh  was  signed  on  09.05.2015  and  in Jharkhand on 28.06.2015.

(c)&(d): NMDC Ltd. is in the process of setting up a 3.0 metric tonnes per annum Integrated  Steel  Plant  at  Nagarnar,  District  Jagdalpur,  Chhattisgarh.    The  plant  is being set up with an investment of Rs. 15,525 crores and is currently in construction stage.

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