Parliament Question: Consumption of Finished Steel and Digital Tracking Mechanisms

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3705 FOR ANSWER ON 11.08.2026 CONSUMPTION OF FINISHED STEEL AND DIGITAL TRACKING MECHANISMS 3705. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT: Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state: (a) the total consumption of finished steel in the infrastructure and manufacturing sectors during the first quarter of the previous financial year; and (b) the current status of the implementation of Digital Tracking Mechanisms and Emission Monitoring Systems? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) MINISTRY OF STEEL (a)&(b): Steel demand in India is driven by construction sector, which accounts for 37% of steel consumption, followed by 30% by infrastructure, 17% by engineering, appliances and packaging, 11% by automobile and 5% by the other sectors. India’s finished steel consumption was 164.36 million tonnes in 2025-26. For emission monitoring, the steel sector follows the methodology of Bureau of Energy Efficiency. Under Carbon Credit and Trading System (CCTS), Government has set up Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission target for Financial Year 2026-27 for 255 large steel production units. *****