(a) Year-wise and State-wise comparative details of cement production during the last three years;
(b) the details of installed capacity of cement production, State-wise;
(c) whether installed capacity is being fully exploited;
(d) if not, the reasons therefor;
(e) whether the cement produced in these States is being fully utilised;
(f) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(g) the steps taken by the Government for ensuring full utilisation of produced cement?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI E.V.K.S. ELANGOVAN )
(a) & (b): The State-wise installed capacity and State-wise production of cement during the last three years is given in the Statement annexed. After meeting the domestic demand, the industry has also exported 3.38 million tonnes of cement in 2001-02, 3.47 million tonnes in 2002-03 and 3.36 million tonnes in 2003-04.
(c)to(g): The capacity utilisation has been in the range of 79% to 81% in the last three years. For better utilization of installed capacity, some of the measures taken by the Government to increase demand for cement are as under:-
(i) To give boost to the housing development programme, various fiscal incentives have been provided in the Finance Act, 2001 and Finance Act, 2002 and the benefits enjoyed by the Housing Industry under Section 80(I)(B) under the heading ` Direct Taxes` have been extended upto 31st March, 2007;
(ii) Allocation of funds for Indira Awas Yojana in the rural areas has been raised from Rs.1710 crores to Rs.2247 crores in the Budget 2004-05;
(iii) Under Golden Jubilee Rural Housing Finance Scheme, finance is proposed to be provided to 250000 rural housing units against the present target of 180000 units per year; and
(iv) Public investment in big infrastructure projects like roads, railways, airports and sea ports is being enhanced.
(In lakh tonnes)
S.No. Region/State 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
Capacity Prodn. Capacity Prodn. Capacity Prodn.
Northern Region
1 Haryana 1.72 1.72 1.72 2 Punjab 21.73 19.03 28.40 29.47 30.40 33.31 3 Rajasthan 162.99 160.05 174.54 172.81 179.94 177.81 4 Himachal Pradesh 40.60 38.98 40.60 37.96 40.60 39.93 5 Delhi 5.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 6 Jamm & Kashmir 2.00 1.36 2.00 1.14 2.00 1.19
Northern Region - Total 234.04 219.42 252.26 241.38 259.66 252.24
Eastern Region
7 Assam 2.00 1.33 2.00 1.42 2.00 1.19 8 Meghalaya 2.00 1.06 2.00 1.04 2.00 0.99 9 Bihar 10.00 6.25 10.00 5.62 10.00 3.39 10 Jharkhand 34.75 30.09 35.67 36.37 45.75 35.88 11 Orissa 27.61 24.33 28.52 26.12 30.35 24.83 12 West Bengal 22.92 17.4 31.25 25.2 31.25 27.44 13 Chattisgarh 106.47 86.26 103.18 71.27 102.49 72.98
Eastern Region-Total 205.75 166.72 212.62 167.04 223.84 166.70
Southern Region
14 Andhra Pradesh 203.31 134.12 206.06 132.48 210.98 140.37 15 Tamil Nadu 129.13 93.08 144.81 116.66 145.64 122.91 16 Karnataka 97.44 67.64 97.86 80.92 100.86 92.77 17 Kerala 4.20 3.94 4.20 4.10 5.20 5.28
Southern Region-Total 434.08 298.78 452.93 334.16 462.68 361.33
Western Region
18 Gujarat 129.37 105.45 135.20 100.84 166.70 103.70 19 Maharashtra 89.50 66.84 106.17 91.88 113.08 106.31
Western Region - Total 218.87 172.29 241.37 192.72 279.78 210.01
Central Region
20 Uttar Pradesh 42.97 18.27 48.64 24.27 55.17 34.58 21 Madhya Pradesh 161.85 148.53 161.85 153.92 161.85 150.18
Central Region - Total 204.82 166.80 210.49 178.19 217.02 184.76
Grand Total 1297.56 1024.01 1369.67 1113.49 1442.98 1175.04