Lok Sabha Question No. 1548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Performance of Heavy Industries Sector
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Brijendra Singh Ola

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1548

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2025

## PERFORMANCE OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES SECTOR

## 1548.  SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA:

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

- (a) the present status of production, employment and investment of the heavy industry sector in the country;
- (b) whether any decline or increase has been observed in this sector during the last five years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to privatize or disinvest the public sector units like BHEL etc. under the Ministry of Heavy Industries; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the manner it affecting/effected the employees and production?

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

- (a)  & (b): The production data in respect of the heavy engineering equipments and various sub sectors of the Capital Goods Sector has increased from Rs. 2,66,672 crore in the year 2020-21 to Rs. 5,69,900 crore in year 2024-25 as seen from the table below:

(Rs. In Crore)

| S. No   | Sub-Sectors                      |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|---------|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Machine Tools                    |      6602 |      9307 |     11956 |     13571 |     14286 |
| 2       | Dies, Moulds and Press Tools     |     12294 |     13128 |     13915 |     15600 |     18400 |
| 3       | Textile Machinery                |      5093 |     11658 |     14033 |     14639 |     10461 |
| 4       | Printing Machinery               |     10058 |     13215 |     16107 |     23479 |     29716 |
| 5       | Earthmoving and Mining Machinery |     29021 |     28674 |     37551 |     73000 |     80750 |
| 6       | Plastic Processing Machinery     |      3710 |      3850 |      3912 |      4310 |      4827 |
| 7       | Food Processing Machinery        |     10250 |     12210 |     13203 |     13863 |     15249 |
| 8       | Process Plant Equipment          |     21938 |     24000 |     23415 |     27396 |     31505 |
| 9       | Heavy Electrical Equipment       |    167706 |    219158 |    258832 |    302900 |    364706 |
|         | TOTAL                            |    266672 |    335200 |    392924 |    488758 |    569900 |

(Source:  Industry  Associations  namely  IEEMA,  IMTMA,  TAGMA,  TMMA,  IPAMA,  ICEMA, PMMAI, AFTPAI & PPMAI)

Since, Industry is a State Subject, the Ministry of Heavy Industries does not maintain any centralized data regarding generation of new employment and investment made in heavy industries in the country.

(c) & d): At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  in  the  Ministry  of  Heavy Industries  for  disinvestment  of  BHEL.    However,  the  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs (CCEA), in its meeting on 27 th October, 2016, inter-alia, accorded its 'in-principle' approval on the following in respect of the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) under the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI):

-  Disinvestment of Bridge & Roof Co. India Ltd. (B&R).
-  Units  of  Cement Corporation  of  India  Ltd.  (CCI),  where  it  is  legally  permissible,  be disinvested.
-  Disinvestment  by  merger  of  Engineering  Projects  (India)  Ltd.  (EPIL)  with  similarly placed CPSEs.

Expression of Interest (EoI) were invited in respect of B&R and EPIL.  However, no bids were  received.  Disinvestment  process  of  units  of  CCI  could  not  be  started  as  not  found  fit  for strategic sale.

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