(a) whether the Government proposes to expand and modernise all the public sector steel plants in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated and spent for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, plant-wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to expedite expansion and modernisation of the said plants?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL AND MINES (SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)
(a)&(b): Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) have undertaken Modernisation and Expansion (at Bhilai, Bokaro, Durgapur, Rourkela, ISP, Burnpur and Special Steel Plant at Salem of SAIL and Vizag Steel Plant of RINL) to enhance its crude steel production capacity in the current phase from 12.84 Million Tonne Per Annum (MTPA) to 21.40 MTPA and from 3.0 MTPA to 6.3 MTPA respectively. The indicative investment of SAIL for the current phase is Rs. 61,870 crore. Besides, a provision of Rs. 10,264 crore has been made towards investment in existing mines under Raw Material Division (RMD) & development of Rowghat mine.
RINL has undertaken modernization of the major process units like Blast Furnaces, Steel Melt Shop Converters and Sinter Plant at an estimated cost of about Rs. 2410 crore, to meet the latest environmental norms, to adopt the latest technology, to conserve energy, to increase the production and productivity and at the same time to upkeep the health of major equipment, which are in operation for more than two decades.
The funds allocated and spent by SAIL and RINL in the last three years and current year for the purpose is as under:-
Rs. Crore Steel 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 (Apr-Oct`14) Plant SAIL Alloca- Utili- Alloc- Utili- Alloc- Utili- RE Utilisation tion sation ation sation ation sation Bhilai 3335 2864 3700 3546 4460 4002 2017 1043 Durgapur 547 533 805 771 675 631 414 235 Rourkela 3270 2845 3050 2204 2048 1862 1600 710 Bokaro 1220 913 1400 907 1020 1149 534 282 ISP 2140 2487 1700 1396 1432 1310 1180 702 Others 366 418 75 169 125 203 22 12 Total 10878 10060 10730 8993 9760 9157 5767 2984 RINL 1965 1896.47 1260 1287.43 1500 1512.15 1535 746.50(c) Various steps like review & updation of Project Manuals, enhancing delegation of powers at various levels for faster decision making, implementation of Integrated Project Management System, strengthening of project management organization by recruiting/ redeploying fresh/experienced project managers, constitution of Board Sub Committee (BSC) to monitor the implementation of Expansion Plans have been taken. Other measures undertaken include extensive use of video conferencing for review meetings, discussions & sharing of problems of various plants during head of Projects meetings, establishing project control rooms at plants, assistance to contractors in the form of supply of steel, pipes and other SAIL products, provision of space for fabrication yard inside/ outside the plant to facilitate the contractor in fabricating structures and reducing transportation delays etc. Progress of modernisation and expansion of plants are regularly reviewed at the level of Minister and Secretary in the Ministry.