Lok Sabha Question No. 2441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Production of Cement
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2441. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2015.

## PRODUCTION OF CEMENT

## 2441. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER: SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) the total production, requirement/ demand and supply, consumption of cement in the country, both in public and private sector, State/UT-wise during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether  the  cement  production  in  the  country  is  adequate  to  meet  the requirement and if so, the details thereof;
- (c ) whether the Cement industries in the country is doing optimum utilization of installed capacity and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to boost production of cement to meet the domestic demand?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यं ्रीस् वतं ््रभााा(स्रींतंरीिरंमलााीरीतंाांि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): Details of production and dispatch of cement in the Country, as per the cess records available in this Department, in the Country, both in public and  private  Sector  for  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  is enclosed at Annexure. Details of production, requirement/demand and supply, consumption of the Cement, State /UT-wise, are not maintained in this Department.
- (b) & (c): The total installed capacity of Cement Plants in India is 360 Million Tons per  annum.    At  present,  the  Cement  Industry  is  not  operating  at optimum  capacity  due  to  sluggish  demand.  As  against  the  present installed  capacity  of  360  Million  tons  per  annum,  the  total  production during 2014-15 was only 270.93 Million Tons per annum.  Thus, there is ample scope to meet future requirement.
- (d): Does not arise in view of (b) & (c).

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ANNEXURE ANNUXERE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2441 FOR ANSWER ON 14 th  DECEMBER, 2015 REGARDING PRODUCTION OF CEMENT.

Figures in Million tons

| Year                     | Public Sector   | Public Sector   | Private Sector   | Private Sector   | Total      | Total    |
|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------|----------|
|                          | Production      | Dispatch        | Production       | Dispatch         | Production | Dispatch |
| 2012-13                  | 1.07            | 1.07            | 251.53           | 236.98           | 252.60     | 238.05   |
| 2013-14                  | 0.92            | 0.82            | 249.12           | 247.53           | 250.04     | 248.35   |
| 2014-15                  | 0.32            | 0.31            | 270.61           | 258.15           | 270.93     | 258.46   |
| 2015-16 (up to Oct-2015) | 0.74            | 0.71            | 159.71           | 158.85           | 160.45     | 159.56   |

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