GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF STEEL
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1207
FOR ANSWER ON 01/12/2011
PER CAPITA STEEL CONSUMPTION
1207. SHRI VIJAY JAWAHARLAL DARDA:
Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:
(a) the present per capita steel consumption as on 30th September, 2011;
(b) the initiatives Government is taking to accelerate per capita steel consumption, which presently is substantially lower than many of developed and developing countries; and
(c) whether Government has identified areas where steel consumption could be improved through innovative design, technological and production based solutions?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI BENI PRASAD VERMA)
(a) As per the provisional data maintained by Economic Research Unit of Joint Plant Committee, per capita consumption of total finished steel in India was 55.7 kg. as on 30th September, 2011.
(b) The Steel Industry in India is deregulated and hence Government plays only the role of a facilitator in accelerating the steel consumption in the country. In the recent years, all major producers of steel have increased their capacity and production and also have taken action to expand their dealership in rural and semi urban areas substantially to make quality steel available to the users at their doorstep.
(c) The consumption of steel moves in tandem with the growth in economy. The major areas of steel consumption in the country are:-
1. Infrastructure
2. Construction
3. Capital goods
4. Automobiles
5. Consumers goods
6. Low cost steel housing
7. Steel agricultural implements
8. Community facilities like halls, toilets, bus stops etc.
9. Pre-fabricated steel structure
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