Lok Sabha Question No. 3726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Production of Automobile Industry
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3726 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2016

## Production of Automobile Industry

## 3726. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether truck and bus industry in the country is still battling its worst slow down in a decade;
- (b) if so, the details along with the actual production, sales, targets, revenue, profit/ loss from the industry during each of the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government has taken/ proposes to take steps to revive the industry and provide sops in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF  STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI  BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a): No, Madam. The truck and bus industry is in the revival mode as this industry has shown some improvement.
- (b): Automobile  Industry  was  delicensed  in  July  1991  with  the  announcement  of  the  New Industrial Policy.  The passenger car was however delicensed in 1993.  The norms for foreign investment and import of technology have also been progressively liberalized over the years for vehicles manufacturer including passenger cars in order to make this sector globally competitive. Hence such data is not centrally maintained in the Department of Heavy Industry, Government of India.

However,  Society  of  Indian  Automobile  Manufacturers  (SIAM)  has  shared  the  data  available with them about Production and Domestic Sales of Truck & Buses during the last three years, as tabulated below:

| Category     | Production (In Numbers)   | Production (In Numbers)   | Production (In Numbers)   | Domestic sales (In Numbers)   | Domestic sales (In Numbers)   | Domestic sales (In Numbers)   |
|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|              | 2013-14                   | 2014-15                   | 2015-16                   | 2013-14                       | 2014-15                       | 2015-16                       |
| Total Buses  | 86,311                    | 95,950                    | 104,841                   | 81,508                        | 81,653                        | 92,845                        |
| Total Trucks | 612,724                   | 602,348                   | 677,973                   | 551,343                       | 533,295                       | 592,859                       |

(c) to (e) : Government whenever needed, interact with the Indian Automobile Industry for the  promotion  of  Auto  Sector.    Department  of  Heavy  Industry  is  working  on  the  Automotive Mission  Plan  2016-26  to  help  the  industry  grow  and  foster  in  the  next  ten  years  of  the  plan period.

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