Question : ESTABLISHMENT OF ALUMINIUM PLANTS



(a) whether the Government proposes to set up new Aluminium plants in the country particularly in the backward areas; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES (DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY)

(a) & (b): National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Mines, is exploring possibilities of setting up of new Aluminium Refinery/Smelter plant in the country. No concrete proposal in this regard has been received by the Government.