**Executive Summary**
This document is the answer given by the Minister of Steel on 16.12.2025 to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2604. It reports on the financial and operational performance of Steel Authority of India Ltd.(SAIL), NMDC Ltd. (NMDC) and MOIL Ltd.(MOIL) during the current financial year for the period April – September, 2025. It also details the steps taken to increase productivity and the initiatives launched by SAIL to improve efficiency.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Financial Performance (April - September, 2025)**:
* SAIL: Turnover of ₹52,254 crores, Profit After Tax (PAT) of ₹1,112 crores.
* NMDC: Turnover of ₹12,895 crores, PAT of ₹3,663 crores.
* MOIL: Turnover of ₹696 crores, PAT of ₹122 crores.
* **Operational Performance (April - September, 2025)**:
* SAIL (Crude Steel): Production of 9.503 Million Tonnes, Sales of 9.462 Million Tonnes.
* NMDC (Iron Ore): Production of 22.2 Million Tonnes, Sales of 22.2 Million Tonnes.
* MOIL (Manganese Ore): Production of 0.94 Million Tonnes, Sales of 0.71 Million Tonnes.
* **Steps to Improve Productivity and Profitability:**
* SAIL: Approved projects for modernizing plants, adopting automation, improving energy efficiency, and strengthening procurement.
* NMDC: Approved projects for upgrading conveyors, crushers, RWLS etc.
* MOIL: Approved projects for enhancing mine capacity, adopting new mining technologies, lowering power costs.
* **SAIL Initiatives:**
* *PRAVARTANAM:* An end-to-end digital transformation program aimed at improving yield, energy efficiency, product quality, throughput, and analytics-driven operations. Modernizes technology systems to build a future-ready, data-driven organization.
* *SAIL DARPAN:* Focuses on modernizing HR policies and systems through enhanced succession planning, continuous performance management, improved manpower planning, faster recruitment, capability building, and cultural transformation.
* **Green Steel Transition:**
* SAIL: Awarded one pilot project for the use of hydrogen in an existing blast furnace to reduce coal/coke consumption under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
**Impact Analysis**
**SAIL**
* **Impact:** Increased productivity, efficiency, profitability, improved HR practices, and progress towards a low-carbon steel transition.
* **Action Required:** Implementation and management of approved projects, continued roll-out of digital transformation programs, and execution of the hydrogen pilot project.
**NMDC**
* **Impact:** Increased productivity and efficiency through infrastructure upgrades.
* **Action Required:** Implementation and management of approved projects to upgrade infrastructure.
**MOIL**
* **Impact:** Enhanced mine capacity, adoption of new technologies, and reduced power costs.
* **Action Required:** Implementation and management of approved projects.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Steel: The primary government body responsible for the policy's subject matter, the performance of public sector steel enterprises.
SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd.): A major Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) whose financial and operational performance is being reviewed.
NMDC (NMDC Ltd.): A major Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) whose financial and operational performance is being reviewed.
MOIL (MOIL Ltd.): A major Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) whose financial and operational performance is being reviewed.
National Green Hydrogen Mission: Referenced as the policy under which SAIL has been awarded a pilot project.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF STEEL
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2604
FOR ANSWER ON 16.12.2025
PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISES
2604. SHRI MITESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI PATEL:
SHRI HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI PATEL:
SHRI ASHISH DUBEY:
Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:
(a) the financial and operational performance of major PSUs like SAIL, NMDC and
MOIL during the current financial year including yearly production, sales and profit
indicators;
(b) the steps taken by the said companies to increase productivity, efficiency and
profitability;
(c) the new initiatives launched by SAIL like "PRAVARTHANAM" and "SAIL DARPAN"
and the manner in which these are likely to improve digital and human resources; and
(d) the roadmap prepared by the said undertaking for hydrogen-based steelmaking
and carbon capture technology in line with India's low-carbon and green steel
transition?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI H.D. KUMARASWAMY)
(a) The details of financial and operational performance of Steel Authority of India
Ltd.(SAIL), NMDC Ltd. (NMDC) and MOIL Ltd.(MOIL) during the current financial year
for the period (April – September, 2025) are given below:-
Financial Performance
S. No. Name of CPSE Turnover Profit After Tax (PAT)
(in crores) (in crores)
1. SAIL 52,254 1,112
2. NMDC 12,895 3,663
3. MOIL 696 122
Operational Performance
S. No. Name of Material Production Sales
CPSE (in Million Tonnes) (in Million Tonnes)
1. SAIL Crude Steel 9.503 9.462
2. NMDC Iron Ore 22.2 22.2
3. MOIL Manganese Ore 0.94 0.71
Contd…..2/-: 2 :
(b) To improve productivity and profitability: -
SAIL has approved projects for modernizing plants, adopting automation,
improving energy efficiency, and strengthening procurement.
NMDC has approved projects for upgrading conveyors, crushers, RWLS etc.
MOIL has approved projects for enhancing mine capacity, adopting new mining
technologies, lowering power costs.
(c) SAIL has rolled out PRAVARTANAM, an end-to-end digital transformation
programme aimed at improving yield, energy efficiency, product quality, throughput,
and analytics-driven operations, while modernizing technology systems to build a
future-ready, data-driven organization.
SAIL DARPAN focuses on modernizing HR policies and systems through
enhanced succession planning, continuous performance management, improved
manpower planning, faster recruitment, capability building, and cultural
transformation.
(d) SAIL has been awarded one pilot project for use of hydrogen in existing blast
furnace to reduce coal/coke consumption under National Green Hydrogen Mission.
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