Setting Up of New Steel Plants
Ministry of Steel
Posted On:
20 MAR 2023 4:58PM by PIB Delhi
The total number of Steel plants producing crude steel and were functioning in the country during 2021-22 stood at 901. State wise number of crude steel units operating in India is at Annexure.
Steel being a deregulated sector, specific decisions regarding setting up of the steel plants, modernization and expansion thereof are taken by individual steel companies/investors based on commercial considerations and market dynamics.
The overall import of total finished steel (non-alloy + alloy/stainless) has displayed a declining trend during the last three years. The data on overall import of finished steel in last three years is as follows:-
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Total Finished Steel (alloy/stainless + non-alloy) Import |
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|
Year |
Qty (mt) |
% change over last year |
|
2019-20 |
6.77 |
-13.6 |
|
2020-21 |
4.75 |
-29.8 |
|
2021-22 |
4.67 |
-1.7 |
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Source: Joint Plant Committee(JPC); mt=million tonnes; (JPC DO Report) |
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ANNEXURE
Crude Steel: – State wise Number of Units
|
State |
No. of Units |
|
EASTERN REGION |
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
1 |
|
Assam |
8 |
|
Bihar |
12 |
|
Jharkhand |
26 |
|
Meghalaya |
6 |
|
Odisha |
57 |
|
Tripura |
1 |
|
West Bengal |
45 |
|
Eastern Region Total |
156 |
|
WESTERN REGION |
|
|
Chhattisgarh |
95 |
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
14 |
|
Daman and Diu |
3 |
|
Goa |
10 |
|
Gujarat |
75 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
13 |
|
Maharashtra |
62 |
|
Western Region Total |
272 |
|
NORTHERN REGION |
|
|
Delhi |
2 |
|
Haryana |
15 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
26 |
|
Jammu and Kashmir |
8 |
|
Punjab |
117 |
|
Rajasthan |
28 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
39 |
|
Uttarakhand |
40 |
|
Northern Region Total |
275 |
|
SOUTHERN REGION |
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
20 |
|
Karnataka |
26 |
|
Kerala |
27 |
|
Puducherry |
10 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
88 |
|
Telangana |
27 |
|
Southern Region Total |
198 |
|
All Region Total |
901 |
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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