MINISTER OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS AND MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)
(a) Please see Annexure
(b) & (c): The details for quantity of iron ore mined during last three years and the current year from the State of Chhattisgarh along with the quantity dispatched for export and to various domestic parties within the state and outside the state are as follows:
(Quantity in Lakh tonnes)
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
(A)PRODUCTION INCLUDING RECLAMATION 138 154 151 173
(B)QUANTITY DESPATCHED FOR EXPORT 49 47 48 57
(C)QUANTITY SUPPLIED OUTSIDE STATE 80 107 115 118
(D)QUANTITY SUPPLIED WITHIN STATE 0.09 0.5 0.6 1.43
(d) & (e): After meeting the commitment of long-term customers, both in domestic and export markets, the available quantity of iron ore is given to other deserving units including those of Chhattisgarh State.
During 2003-04, a quantity of 1.4 lakhs tonnes was offered to sponge iron units located in Chattisgarh but eventually they lifted only 65 thousand tonnes of iron ore. During 2004-05, a quantity of 5.6 lakh tonnes has been offered, against which lifting was 1.43 lakh tones.
Annexure
(Qty. in lakh tonnes)
Sl. Name of the Party 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02
No. Demand Supply Demand Supply Demand Supply Demand Supply
1.Vishakhapattnam Steel Plant 64.0 60.03 63.0 57.97 58.0 54.84 52.2 50.88
2.ESSAR 38.0 39.70 38.0 38.81 38.0 35.05 52.0 23.10
3.Ispat Industries Limited 24.0 11.68 22.0 12.15 18.0 12.15 8.0 10.86
4.Vikram Ispat 8.1 5.82 6.0 5.44 4.5 5.15 4.55 3.96
5.Sponge Iron India Limited 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.0 0.3 0.18 1.0 0.59
6.GOLDSTAR Steel and Alloy 0.5 0.21 0.5 0.14 0.28 0.59
( India) Ltd.
7.Chhattisgarh based Sponge 75.0 1.43 2.4 0.65 0.59 0.09
Iron Plants
