Parliament Question: Establishment of Heavy Industries

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.627 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2026 ESTABLISHMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

627. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has considered establishing heavy industries such as heavy electrical equipment and automobile industries in the Kosi–Seemanchal region of Purnea in backward States like Bihar;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to extend cooperation to the Government of Bihar for the establishment of such heavy industries; and

(d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

(a): Since Industry is a State Subject as per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) does not maintain any centralized data relating to the establishment of Heavy Industries such as heavy electrical equipment and automobile industries in any part of the Country including Kosi–Seemanchal region of Purnea Constituency in the state of Bihar.

(b) to (d): Does not arise. ********