CAPACITY EXPANSION PLANS for Psus

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF STEEL

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.442

FOR ANSWER ON 24/11/2011

CAPACITY EXPANSION PLANS FOR PSUs

442. SHRI VIJAY JAWAHARLAL DARDA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) the capacity expansion plans of the public sector units like Steel Authority of India, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, National Mineral Development Corporation, etc.;

(b) the perspective planning for capacity expansion of the country in the Twelfth Five Year;

(c) the details about public sector and private sector; and

(d) the percentage expenditure on R&D activities by Public Sector Units during 2008, 2009 and 2010?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI BENI PRASAD VERMA)

(a) The public sector undertakings under Ministry of Steel viz. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) and National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC Ltd.) have undertaken expansion programme to enhance their production capacity. The details of capacity expansion is given as under:

Unit: Million Tonne Per Annum

Companies / Product / Existing
Capacity / Capacity after
Expansion
Steel Authority of India Ltd. / Crude Steel / 12.8 / 21.40
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. / Liquid Steel / 2.9 / 6.3
NMDC Ltd. / Iron Ore / 31
[All Mines] / 58
[All Mines]

(b)&(c): Both Public Sector and Private Sector steel companies have extensive plan for capacity expansion in the next five year plan. In addition to the above capacity expansion plan of PSUs, the details of Private Sectors expansion of crude steel capacities are given below:

Contd…..2/-

-: 2 :-

Unit : Million Tonne Per Annum

Companies / Existing
Capacity / Capacity after
Expansion
Tata Steel / 6.8 / 10
Essar Steel Limited / 4.6 / 8.5
JSW Steel / 6.6 / 10
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (Raigarh) / 2.4 / 7
Ispat Industries Ltd. / 3.0 / 4.2
Bhusan Power and Steel Ltd. / -- / 2.8
Bhusan Steel Ltd. / -- / 2.8
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (Angul) / -- / 6.0
(3MTPA by 2013)
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (Patratu) / -- / 6.0
(3MTPA by 2013)

(d) R&D expenditure as percentage of turnover in SAIL, RINL & NMDC during 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 was as under:

Companies / R&D expenditure as percentage of turnover
2008-09 / 2009-10 / 2010-11
SAIL / 0.27% / 0.24% / 0.29%
RINL / 0.17% / 0.12% / 0.12%
NMDC / 0.27%% / 0.22% / 0.14%

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