Lok Sabha Question No. 2414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Steel Consumption
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, BHARAT SINGH, PARASURAMAN K.

## STEEL CONSUMPTION

2414.  SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK: SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the per capita consumption of steel in the country at present;

(b) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  long-term  scheme/plan  for promotion/development of steel sector in the country;

(c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  estimated  demand  and  supply  of  steel  in public and private sector at present, separately; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to meet the estimated/future demands of steel in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a) The per capita consumption of total finished steel in the country is  61.9 kg. during 2015-16.

(b)&(c):  The  Government  has  formulated  the    National  Steel  Policy,  2005  for  long term  development  of  steel  sector.  The  demand  and  supply  of  steel  in  public  and private sector at present is as detailed below:-

| Period                     | Total Finished Steel (million tonnes)   | Total Finished Steel (million tonnes)   | Total Finished Steel (million tonnes)   | Total Finished Steel (million tonnes)   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                            | Production for sale                     | Production for sale                     | Production for sale                     | Consumption                             |
|                            | Public Sector                           | Private Sector                          | Total                                   |                                         |
| 2015-16 *                  | 12.95                                   | 77.44                                   | 90.39                                   | 80.45                                   |
| Source: JPC; * provisional | Source: JPC; * provisional              | Source: JPC; * provisional              | Source: JPC; * provisional              | Source: JPC; * provisional              |

(d)   To meet the estimated/future demands of steel in the country the Government of India has taken various measures. These include:

- i) An  additional  8.35  million  tonnes  of  crude  steel  capacity  has  been  added during 2015-16.
2. ii) Steel  Authority  of  India  Limited  (SAIL)  and  Rashtriya  Ispat  Nigam  Limited (RINL) have undertaken modernization and expansion plan to enhance their crude steel production capacity.
3. iii) Based  on  the  decision  taken  in  the  meeting  of  High  Level  Committee  on Manufacturing (HLCM) held on 09-07-2013 to achieve 300 metric tonnes per annum steel  production capacity  by  2025-26, a  concept of  Special  Purpose Vehicle  was  enunciated.    Four  mineral  rich  States  namely  Chhattisgarh, Odisha,  Karnataka  and  Jharkhand  have  been  identified  for  setting  up  of Integrated  Steel  Plants  with  the  collaboration  of  Central  and  State  PSUs through  SPV  route.    MoUs  for  setting  up  of  Steel  SPVs  in  the  States  of Chhattisgarh was signed on 09-05-2015 and in Jharkhand on 28-06-2015.
4. iv) NMDC is setting up a 3.0 metric tonnes per annum Integrated Steel Plant at Nagarnar, District Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh.