Lok Sabha Question No. 2487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Private Steel Companies
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2487 FOR ANSWER ON 14/12/2015

## PRIVATE STEEL COMPANIES

2487.  SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of  the  functional  private  steel companies in  the country including Odisha at present, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has granted permission to any private steel company for setting up its new unit in the country during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) if so, the details and the status thereof, company and State-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  the  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  funds  allocated, released and utilised by such companies during the said period, company-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to take over any private steel company and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI) STEEL AND MINES

- (a) The details of the functional private steel companies in the country including Odisha at present. State- wise is enclosed at Annexure .
- (b)&(c): Steel is a de-regulated sector and permission to set up any steel unit is not required.
- (d) Steel  is  a  de-regulated  sector,  the  administrative  control  of  private  steel companies does not come under Ministry of Steel, as such no such data in respect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund is available with the Ministry.
- (e) No,  Madam.    There  is  no  proposal  to  take  over  any  private  steel  company under consideration of the Government.
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Annexure: Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2487 for Answer on 14/12/2015

| PRIVATE SECTOR         | PRIVATE SECTOR   | PRIVATE SECTOR    | PRIVATE SECTOR      |
|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| EASTERN REGION State   | Units            | Capacity ('000 t) | Production ('000 t) |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | 1                | 74                | 11                  |
| Assam                  | 12               | 290               | 168                 |
| Bihar                  | 42               | 1135              | 593                 |
| Jharkhand              | 132              | 13944             | 11895               |
| Meghalaya              | 12               | 308               | 98                  |
| Odisha                 | 101              | 11198             | 9169                |
| Tripura                | 1                | 30                | 13                  |
| West Bengal            | 85               | 4937              | 5518                |
| Eastern Region Total   | 386              | 31916             | 27465               |
| WESTERN REGION         |                  |                   |                     |
| Chhattisgarh           | 68               | 5996              | 5770                |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli | 27               | 342               | 215                 |
| Daman And Diu          | 12               | 133               | 32                  |
| Goa                    | 20               | 716               | 471                 |
| Gujarat                | 60               | 10712             | 4833                |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 15               | 267               | 203                 |
| Maharashtra            | 74               | 11648             | 10588               |
| Western Region Total   | 276              | 29814             | 22112               |
| NORTHERN REGION        |                  |                   |                     |
| Chandigarh             | 3                | 97                | 42                  |
| Delhi                  | 2                | 14                | 10                  |
| Haryana                | 15               | 859               | 1209                |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 20               | 620               | 557                 |
| Jammu And Kashmir      | 8                | 166               | 115                 |
| Punjab                 | 129              | 2780              | 2372                |
| Rajasthan              | 64               | 1194              | 908                 |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 101              | 1904              | 1177                |
| Uttarakhand            | 20               | 1057              | 233                 |
| Northern Region Total  | 362              | 8691              | 6623                |
| SOUTHERN REGION        |                  |                   |                     |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 35               | 1600              | 858                 |
| Karnataka              | 27               | 11388             | 10381               |
| Kerala                 | 39               | 638               | 1172                |
| Puducherry             | 18               | 506               | 261                 |
| Tamil Nadu             | 111              | 3429              | 2121                |
| Telangana              | 46               | 1441              | 782                 |
| Southern Region Total  | 276              | 19002             | 15575               |
| Total Private Sector   | 1300             | 89423             | 71775               |

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