State-wise details of steel plants functioning in public and private sector producing crude steel, and which were operational in the country during 2020-21 are at Annexure.
Steel being a deregulated sector, specific decisions regarding setting up of the steel plants, modernisation and expansion of the steel plants are taken by individual steel companies/investors based on commercial considerations and market dynamics.
Details of production of crude steel by public and private sector in India during the last five years are given below:-
Year |
Crude steel Production |
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Public Sector |
Private Sector |
Total |
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Qty. (in mt) |
Qty. (in mt) |
Qty. (in mt) |
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2016-17 |
18.46 |
79.48 |
97.94 |
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2017-18 |
19.75 |
83.38 |
103.13 |
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2018-19 |
21.50 |
89.43 |
110.92 |
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2019-20 |
20.90 |
88.23 |
109.14 |
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2020-21 |
19.51 |
84.03 |
103.54 |
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Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC); mt=million tonnes |
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Annexure
Details of Statewise No. of Units (2020-21)
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A. PRIVATE SECTOR |
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B. PUBLIC SECTOR |
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State |
Units |
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State |
Unit |
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Andhra Pradesh |
24 |
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Andhra Pradesh |
1 |
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Arunachal Pradesh |
3 |
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Chhattisgarh |
1 |
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Assam |
6 |
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Jharkhand |
1 |
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Bihar |
13 |
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Karnataka |
1 |
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Chhattisgarh |
80 |
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Odisha |
1 |
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Goa |
10 |
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Tamil Nadu |
1 |
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Gujarat |
71 |
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West Bengal |
3 |
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Haryana |
14 |
|
Total |
9 |
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Himachal Pradesh |
25 |
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Jammu and Kashmir |
8 |
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Jharkhand |
30 |
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Karnataka |
24 |
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Kerala |
29 |
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Madhya Pradesh |
9 |
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Maharashtra |
54 |
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Meghalaya |
5 |
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Odisha |
52 |
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Punjab |
114 |
|
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Rajasthan |
31 |
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Tamil Nadu |
90 |
|
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Telangana |
27 |
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Tripura |
1 |
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Uttar Pradesh |
46 |
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Uttarakhand |
39 |
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West Bengal |
39 |
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
10 |
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Daman and Diu |
3 |
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Delhi |
2 |
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Total: Private Sector |
869 |
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|
|
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Total: Public Sector |
9 |
|
|
|
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All Region Total |
878 |
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Source: Joint Plant Committee (JPC) |
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This information was given by the Union Minister for Steel Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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