Ministry of Steel

Production Capacity of Steel Plants

Posted On: 21 SEP 2020 3:22PM by PIB Delhi

The details of steel plants in the country, along with their capacity, production and capacity utilisation, during April-July, 2020 are given at Annexure-I. Steel is a deregulated sector. The Government lays down the policy guidelines and establishes the institutional mechanism/structure for creating conducive environment for improving efficiency and performance of the steel sector.

 

Annexure I

 

State-Wise Details on Crude Steel for period April- July, 2020 (number of units, capacity, production and capacity utilization)

 

State

Units

Capacity#

(in thousand tonnes)

Production

(in thousand tonnes)

Capacity Utilization**

(in percent; on pro rata basis)

EASTERN REGION

 

Arunachal Pradesh

3

125.0

0.0

0

Assam

6

131.0

14.2

32

Bihar

15

803.0

118.2

44

Jharkhand

45

19707.0

4133.3

63

Meghalaya

5

181.0

4.7

8

Odisha

53

25370.0

5377.6

64

Tripura

1

30.0

2.4

24

West Bengal

42

9934.6

1639.9

50

Eastern Region Total

170

56281.6

11290.2

60

WESTERN REGION

 

Chhattisgarh

79

18785.2

3224.7

51

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

19

296.0

41.5

42

Daman and Diu

3

46.0

5.5

36

Goa

12

481.0

105.1

66

Gujarat

59

12754.0

2168.7

51

Madhya Pradesh

9

553.0

79.4

43

Maharashtra

55

11960.5

1816.1

46

Western Region Total

236

44875.7

7441.1

50

NORTHERN REGION

 

Delhi

2

16.0

1.8

33

Haryana

10

952.6

88.0

28

Himachal Pradesh

25

1139.0

128.1

34

Jammu and Kashmir

8

189.0

23.3

37

Punjab

119

4924.0

503.0

31

Rajasthan

36

1176.0

97.5

25

Uttar Pradesh

46

1617.0

212.0

39

Uttarakhand

42

1559.0

163.9

32

Northern Region Total

288

11572.6

1217.7

32

SOUTHERN REGION

 

Andhra Pradesh

27

8391.0

1127.4

40

Karnataka

29

15149.0

3163.7

63

Kerala

29

480.0

55.9

35

Puducherry

10

340.0

42.1

37

Tamil Nadu

99

3766.0

438.5

35

Telangana

26

1443.0

282.4

59

Southern Region Total

220

29569.0

5110.1

52

All Region Total

914

142298.9

25059.1

53

This Information was given by the Union Minister for Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

*****

YKB/TFK



(Release ID: 1657247) Visitor Counter : 371


Read this release in: Manipuri , Punjabi , Tamil