Parliament Question: Initiatives to Promote Heavy Industries

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3697 ANSWERED ON 12.08.2025 INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE HEAVY INDUSTRIES

3697. SHRI P C MOHAN:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the major initiatives undertaken by the Government in recent years to promote modernisation, automation and competitiveness in the heavy industries sector;

(b) whether the Government has identified priority sub-sectors (such as heavy electrical, machine tools, industrial machinery, etc.) for targeted policy support and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the status of Public Sector Units (PSUs) under the Ministry including any proposals for revival, disinvestment or strategic partnerships;

(d) the extent of private sector participation and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in heavy industries in the last five years, particularly in relation to Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiatives; and

(e) whether any specific industrial clusters or green industrial corridors are being developed in States such as Karnataka and the support provided for their infrastructure and skill development? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

(a) & (b): In order to encourage the technology development, research, innovation and to augment the manufacturing infrastructure in the Capital Goods Sector, Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) is implementing the Scheme for “Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase II” with a financial outlay of Rs. 1207 crores, budgetary support of Rs.975 crore and industry contribution of Rs.232 crores. Under the Scheme, a total of 33 projects have been approved. These 33 projects include 9 Centres of Excellence (CoEs), 5 Common Engineering Facility Centres (CEFCs), 7 Testing and Certification Centres, 9 Industry Accelerators for Technology development and 3 projects for Creation of Qualification Packs (QPs) for skill level 6 and above.

(c): There are 16 operational Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), 1 non-operational CPSE, 4 CPSEs under closure and 15 CPSEs under liquidation under the administrative control of Ministry of Heavy Industries. The list of CPSEs is at Annexure.

(d): The contribution of Capital Goods Sector in the GDP has been consistently about 1.9% during the last five years, in which private sector participation is significant. Further, as informed by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), specific data on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in respect of heavy industries is not maintained.

(e): Under Phase-I of the “Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector”, a 530 acres world class Machine Tool Park has been approved in Tumakuru, Karnataka in partnership with the Government of Karnataka. An amount of Rs. 125 Crores has been allocated under the scheme for this Machine Tool Park.

**********Annexure Status of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) under Ministry of Heavy Industries

(MHI) S. No. Name of CPSEs Operational CPSEs 1 Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd.

2 Bridge and Roof Cp. (India) Ltd.

3 Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Co. Ltd.

4 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

5 Cement Corporation of India Ltd.

6 Engineering Projects (India) Ltd.

7 Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd.

8 HMT (International) Ltd 9 HMT Machine Tools Limited.

10 HMT Ltd 11 Hindustan Salts Ltd.

12 Instrumentation Limited.

13 NEPA Ltd.

14 Richardson & Cruddas Ltd.

15 Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd.

16 Sambhar Salts Ltd.

Non-operational CPSE 1 National Bicycle Corporation of India Ltd.

CPSEs under Closure 1 HMT Watches Ltd.

2 Bharat Pumps & Compressors Ltd 3 Scooters India Ltd 4 Hindustan Cables Ltd CPSEs under liquidation 1 Reyrolle Burn Ltd.

2 Tyre Corporation of India Ltd.

3 Bharat Ophthalmic Glass Ltd.

4 Mining and Allied Machinery Corporation Ltd.

5 Bharat Process and Mechanical Engineers Ltd.

6 Bharat Brakes and Valves Ltd.

7 Cycle Corporation India Ltd.

8 Rehabilitation Industries Corporation Ltd.

9 Bharat Yantra Nigam Ltd.

10 Triveni Structurals Ltd.

11 National Industrial Development Corporation Ltd.

12 Tannery and Footwear Corporation of India Ltd.

13 Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd.

14 Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company Ltd.

15 Hindustan Photo Films Mfg. Co. Ltd.