Lok Sabha Question No. 2322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Private Steel Companies
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2322

FOR ANSWER ON 01/08/2016

## PRIVATE STEEL COMPANIES

2322.  SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the private companies given license to establish a steel factory in the  country  including  Madhya  Pradesh  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (b) how many of them have started production at present?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a)&(b): Steel is a de-regulated sector. Hence, no licence is required to set up a steel plant  in  the  country.  A  list  of  the  number  of  private  sector  units  operational  in  the country  during  the  period  Financial  Year  2013-14  to  2015-16  (State  &  Union Territories wise) is at Annexure-I .

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## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2322 Number of private sector units operational in the country during the period 2013-14 to 2015-16

## Private Sector

## (State/Union Territories-wise.)

| State                  | 2015-16*       | 2015-16*               | 2015-16*                 | 2014-15        | 2014-15                | 2014-15                  | 2013-14        | 2013-14                | 2013-14                  |
|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
| EASTERN REGION         | EASTERN REGION | EASTERN REGION         | EASTERN REGION           | EASTERN REGION | EASTERN REGION         | EASTERN REGION           | EASTERN REGION | EASTERN REGION         | EASTERN REGION           |
|                        | No. Of Units   | Capacity ('000 tonnes) | Production ('000 tonnes) | No. Of Units   | Capacity ('000 tonnes) | Production ('000 tonnes) | No. Of Units   | Capacity ('000 tonnes) | Production ('000 tonnes) |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 1              | 74                     | 13                       | 1              | 74                     | 11                       | 1              | 74                     | 16                       |
| ASSAM                  | 12             | 290                    | 214                      | 12             | 290                    | 168                      | 12             | 290                    | 147                      |
| BIHAR                  | 42             | 1006                   | 671                      | 42             | 1135                   | 593                      | 42             | 1149                   | 545                      |
| JHARKHAND              | 132            | 14217                  | 14178                    | 131            | 13942                  | 11892                    | 132            | 12852                  | 11949                    |
| MEGHALAYA              | 12             | 308                    | 117                      | 12             | 308                    | 98                       | 12             | 308                    | 104                      |
| ORISSA                 | 95             | 16564                  | 11344                    | 101            | 11198                  | 9170                     | 117            | 9153                   | 3839                     |
| TRIPURA                | 1              | 30                     | 15                       | 1              | 30                     | 13                       | 0              | 0                      | 0                        |
| WEST BENGAL            | 88             | 5557                   | 4810                     | 85             | 4937                   | 5518                     | 89             | 4803                   | 7213                     |
| EASTERN Region Total   | 383            | 38046                  | 31362                    | 385            | 31914                  | 27464                    | 405            | 28629                  | 23814                    |
| WESTERN REGION         | WESTERN REGION | WESTERN REGION         | WESTERN REGION           | WESTERN REGION | WESTERN REGION         | WESTERN REGION           | WESTERN REGION | WESTERN REGION         | WESTERN REGION           |
| CHHATTISGARH           | 63             | 6459                   | 5691                     | 68             | 5996                   | 5771                     | 69             | 6096                   | 4862                     |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI | 21             | 274                    | 257                      | 27             | 342                    | 215                      | 27             | 342                    | 305                      |
| DAMAN AND DIU          | 3              | 44                     | 32                       | 12             | 133                    | 32                       | 12             | 133                    | 65                       |
| GOA                    | 20             | 716                    | 697                      | 20             | 716                    | 471                      | 20             | 716                    | 386                      |
| GUJARAT                | 54             | 11718                  | 5092                     | 60             | 10713                  | 4833                     | 60             | 10712                  | 5104                     |

Annexure 1

| MADHYA PRADESH            | 13              | 231   | 166   | 15   | 267   | 203   | 15   | 267   | 130   |
|---------------------------|-----------------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|
| MAHARASTRA                | 68              | 9519  | 6586  | 75   | 11648 | 10586 | 75   | 11648 | 9264  |
| WESTERN Region Total      | 242             | 28961 | 18522 | 277  | 29815 | 22112 | 278  | 29914 | 20116 |
| NORTHERN REGION           |                 |       |       |      |       |       |      |       |       |
| CHANDIGARH                | 2               | 77    | 132   | 3    | 97    | 42    | 2    | 77    | 20    |
| DELHI                     | 2               | 14    | 11    | 2    | 14    | 10    | 3    | 23    | 20    |
| HARYANA                   | 15              | 869   | 742   | 15   | 859   | 1209  | 14   | 854   | 805   |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 21              | 691   | 616   | 20   | 620   | 557   | 15   | 381   | 360   |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR         | 8               | 170   | 132   | 8    | 166   | 115   | 7    | 137   | 94    |
| PUNJAB                    | 120             | 2407  | 2290  | 129  | 2780  | 2371  | 128  | 2755  | 2449  |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 50              | 1172  | 953   | 64   | 1194  | 908   | 62   | 1061  | 1980  |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 69              | 1543  | 1217  | 101  | 1904  | 1177  | 95   | 1684  | 1503  |
| UTTARAKHAND               | 21              | 349   | 334   | 20   | 1057  | 234   | 21   | 341   | 269   |
| NORTHERN Region Total     | 308             | 7292  | 6428  | 362  | 8691  | 6624  | 347  | 7313  | 7500  |
| SOUTHERN REGION           | SOUTHERN REGION |       |       |      |       |       |      |       |       |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 29              | 1457  | 932   | 35   | 1600  | 858   | 48   | 2495  | 865   |
| KARNATAKA                 | 27              | 13389 | 11014 | 27   | 11388 | 10380 | 29   | 11571 | 9299  |
| KERALA                    | 36              | 616   | 371   | 39   | 638   | 1172  | 41   | 708   | 348   |
| PUDUCHERRY                | 17              | 488   | 200   | 18   | 506   | 261   | 19   | 535   | 287   |
| TAMIL NADU                | 101             | 2887  | 2131  | 111  | 3429  | 2122  | 116  | 3848  | 2014  |
| TELANGANA                 | 37              | 1246  | 896   | 46   | 1441  | 782   | 44   | 1318  | 675   |
| SOUTHERN Region Total     | 247             | 20083 | 15544 | 276  | 19002 | 15574 | 297  | 20475 | 13487 |
| ALL Region Total: Private | 1180            | 94382 | 71856 | 1300 | 89422 | 71774 | 1327 | 86331 | 64917 |

Source: JPC; * Provisional