STEPS TO INCREASE STEEL PRODUCTION

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RAJYA SABHA

The production of steel in the country during the year 2001-02 was 30.61 million tones. During the first quarter of this fiscal, the production was 7.68 million tonnes (Provisional). The production in the year 2000-01 and1999-2000 was 29.27 million tonnes and 27.17 million tonnes respectively.

The Government have taken several steps to increase the production of steel, such as modernization and expansion of public sector steel plants and adoption of various policy measures to encourage creation of additional steel production capacity in the private sector. Indian Steel Producers have also been taking continuous steps to meet the domestic requirements of steel including up-gradation of technology, improvement in productivity and yields, improvement in quality of products and adoption of the product-mix to suit the requirements of the consumers.

This information was given by the Minister for Steel Shri B.K.Tripathy in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.