MSMEs ESTABLISHED UNDER NATIONAL STEEL POLICY, 2017
Steel is a deregulated sector and the Government acts as a facilitator by creating a conducive policy environment for the development of steel sector in the country, including MSME. The decision regarding setting up of a steel plant is taken by industry based on techno-commercial consideration including raw material availability, distance from port, logistics etc. Details of the number of steel units (including MSME units) established during the last five years, state-wise, is given in Annexure. Current status of the sector vis-à-vis projections in National Steel Policy (NSP), 2017 is given as under: -
Projections of National Steel Policy (NSP), 2017 and Current Status:
(in million tonnes)
|
Sr. No.
|
Parameter
|
Projections for the year (2030 – 31)
under NSP, 2017
|
Current Status
(FY 2023-2024)
|
|
i.
|
Total crude steel capacity
|
300
|
179.51
|
|
ii.
|
Total crude steel demand/production
|
255
|
144.04
|
|
iii.
|
Total finished steel demand/production
|
230
|
138.82
|
|
iv.
|
Per Capita Finished Steel Consumption (in kg)
|
158
|
97.70
|
This information was given by the Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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MG/KSR
Annexure
Number of steel units (including MSME units) established during the last five years
|
STATE
|
NO. OF UNITS
|
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
8
|
|
ASSAM
|
8
|
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
33
|
|
DNHDD
|
1
|
|
GOA
|
1
|
|
GUJARAT
|
68
|
|
HARYANA
|
13
|
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
7
|
|
JHARKHAND
|
4
|
|
KARNATAKA
|
1
|
|
KERALA
|
1
|
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
12
|
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
22
|
|
MEGHALAYA
|
1
|
|
ODISHA
|
8
|
|
PUNJAB
|
32
|
|
RAJASTHAN
|
8
|
|
TAMIL NADU
|
23
|
|
TELANGANA
|
7
|
|
TRIPURA
|
1
|
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
16
|
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
9
|
|
WEST BENGAL
|
21
|
|
TOTAL
|
305
|
|
Source: Joint Plant Committee
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(Release ID :264352)