Lok Sabha Question No. 423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: New National Steel Policy
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 423

FOR ANSWER ON 02.12.2025

## NEW NATIONAL STEEL POLICY

## 423. SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of steel production, consumption and exports in the country as on date;
- (b) whether India has recently become the world's second largest steel producer, if so, whether  the  new  "National  Steel  Policy  2017"  is  in  the  process  of  being  updated accordingly;
- (c)  whether the Government is working on adopting hydrogen-based technology to promote green steel production and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any new industrial projects have been approved in various States of the country, including Uttar Pradesh, to expand the steel industry, create employment and support MSME units; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE         (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) MINISTRY OF STEEL

- (a) Data for production, consumption and exports in the country during 2025-26 (April - October) is given below:-

| Year                                                              | Crude Steel                                                       | Finished Steel                                                    | Finished Steel                                                    | Finished Steel                                                    |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                              | Production (Mt)                                                   | Production (Mt)                                                   | Consumption (Mt)                                                  | Export (Mt)                                                       |
| April, 2025-Oct, 2025 *                                           | 95.65                                                             | 91.59                                                             | 92.21                                                             | 3.45                                                              |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee; Mt = million tonnes, * provisional | Source: Joint Plant Committee; Mt = million tonnes, * provisional | Source: Joint Plant Committee; Mt = million tonnes, * provisional | Source: Joint Plant Committee; Mt = million tonnes, * provisional | Source: Joint Plant Committee; Mt = million tonnes, * provisional |

(b)to(e):   India became the second largest producer of crude steel in 2018 and has maintained  this  position  since  then,  as  per  the  data  released  by  the  World  Steel Association. Steel is a de-regulated sector and the Government acts as a facilitator by creating a conducive policy environment for the development of the steel sector across all  states  in  the  country,  including  Uttar  Pradesh.  Decisions  such  as  investment, capacity addition, employment, setting up of a steel plant etc. are based on technocommercial analysis of companies. The National Steel Policy (NSP), 2017 has been introduced   to   guide the   government   and   the    steel  sector  toward  creating  a