GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF STEEL
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1701
FOR ANSWER ON 10.02.2026
NATIONAL STEEL POLICY 2017
1701. SHRI ALOK SHARMA:
SHRI NALIN SOREN:
SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:
DR. RAJESH MISHRA:
SHRI TEJASVI SURYA:
SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:
SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:
Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the current Steel production capacity in the...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1701 FOR ANSWER ON 10.02.2026 NATIONAL STEEL POLICY 2017
1701. SHRI ALOK SHARMA:
SHRI NALIN SOREN:
SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:
DR. RAJESH MISHRA:
SHRI TEJASVI SURYA:
SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:
SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:
Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the current Steel production capacity in the country at present along with the respective share/participation of each State, State-wise particularly for Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh;
(b) the role of the National Steel Policy (NSP) 2017 in the growth of Steel production in the country;
(c) the details of the roadmap to sustain this growth till 2030, including Jharkhand;
(d) whether the NSP 2017, under ‘Make in India’ programme, ensures indigenous production of special steel and alloys for strategic use in the Defence and Aerospace sectors in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
(e) whether there is any proposal to set-up any Steel plant in Sidhi Lok Sabha Constituency? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) MINISTRY OF STEEL
(a) The crude steel capacity in the country at present is 218.89 million tonnes. The shares of Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh are 10.82 per cent and 0.82 per cent, respectively.
(b)to(e): Steel is a de-regulated sector and the Government acts as a facilitator by creating a conducive policy environment for the development of the steel sector across all states in the country, including Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. Decisions such as investment, capacity addition, employment, setting up of a steel plant etc. are based on techno-commercial analysis of companies. The National Steel Policy (NSP), 2017 provides policy directions to the Government and the steel sector toward creating a technologically advanced and globally competitive industry that supports economic growth. Government has launched Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme to promote indigenous production of special steel and alloys for strategic applications in the Defence and Aerospace sectors in the country.
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