The total crude steel production capacity of the country during 2018-19 is 142 million tonnes. Details of the units engaged in Steel production are given at Annexure. As per Indian Mineral Yearbook, 2018 published by Indian Bureau of Mines, there were1430 reporting mines in 2017-18. Among them, 146 mines were in the Public Sector and 1284 in the Private Sector.
Data on gross production, export and consumption of finished steel is given below for the last year and current year which indicates that gross production has exceeded domestic consumption of the same in each of these periods:-
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Total Finished Steel (mt)
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Year
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Production
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Consumption
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2018-19
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101.29
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98.71
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April-October, 2019*
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59.73
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59.05
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Source: JPC * provisional; mt= million tonnes
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Steel being a deregulated sector, specific decision of setting up of the steel plant and its location is taken by individual steel companies/investor on the basis of commercial consideration and market dynamics. Presently, NMDC is setting up a steel plant at Nagarnar, Bastar, Chhattisgarh.
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Annexure
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Details of Steel Production Capacity & No. of units, State-Wise 2018-19
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A) PRIVATE SECTOR
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B) PUBLIC SECTOR
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('000t)
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('000t)
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State
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Units
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Capacity
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Production
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('000t)
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('000t)
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EASTERN REGION
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State
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Unit
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Capacity
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Production
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Arunachal Pradesh
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3
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125
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39
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Chhattisgarh
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B S P
|
5500
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4447
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Assam
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8
|
205
|
83
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West Bengal
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D S P
|
2200
|
2219
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Bihar
|
20
|
837
|
563
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Odisha
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R S P
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3800
|
3658
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Jharkhand
|
64
|
14815
|
13405
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Jharkhand
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B S L
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4600
|
3833
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Meghalaya
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7
|
185
|
65
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West Bengal
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I S P
|
2500
|
1888
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Odisha
|
62
|
22617
|
15641
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West Bengal
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A S P
|
234
|
101
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Tripura
|
1
|
30
|
7
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Tamil Nadu
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S S P
|
180
|
117
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West Bengal
|
48
|
5886
|
3263
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Karnataka
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V I S L
|
118
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0
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Eastern Region Total
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213
|
44700
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33066
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TOTAL: SAIL
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19132
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16263
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WESTERN REGION
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Andhra Pradesh
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RINL
|
6300
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5233
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Chhattisgarh
|
76
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12564
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8717
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TOTAL Public Sector
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25432
|
21496
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli
|
20
|
316
|
291
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|
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Daman and Diu
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3
|
44
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50
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Goa
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12
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474
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429
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Gujarat
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66
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12646
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8654
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Madhya Pradesh
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11
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555
|
506
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Maharashtra
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56
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11791
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9114
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Western Region Total
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244
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38390
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27760
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NORTHERN REGION
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Delhi
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2
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16
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13
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Haryana
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10
|
953
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803
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Himachal Pradesh
|
21
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862
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730
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Jammu and Kashmir
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8
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189
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136
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Punjab
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117
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4800
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3611
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Rajasthan
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41
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1286
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1158
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Uttar Pradesh
|
46
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1551
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1321
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Uttarakhand
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37
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1389
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1069
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Northern Region Total
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282
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11046
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8840
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SOUTHERN REGION
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Andhra Pradesh
|
26
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1956
|
1700
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|
|
|
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Karnataka
|
30
|
15062
|
13327
|
|
|
|
|
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Kerala
|
35
|
535
|
349
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|
|
|
|
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Puducherry
|
10
|
249
|
190
|
|
|
|
|
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Tamil Nadu
|
101
|
3661
|
2919
|
|
|
|
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Telangana
|
27
|
1205
|
1274
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|
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Southern Region Total
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229
|
22668
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19759
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|
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Total: Private Sector
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968
|
116804
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89425
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Total: Public Sector
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9
|
25432
|
21496
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All Region Total
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977
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142236
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110921
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Source: JPC
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This Information was given by the Union Minister for Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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