(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?
(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?
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.