Question : EXPORT OF IRON ORE



(a) the details regarding India`s position in the iron-ore exports in the international market;

(b) whether iron ore is being imported by India as steel in the form of value-added product;p

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government is undertaking steps to motivate indigenous producers to undertake the value-addition of iron-ore into finished steel;

(e) if so, the details thereof and the outcome thereof; and

(f) the quantum of foreign exchange lost by exporting of mineral as raw material and importing the finished products of the same minerals at a higher rate?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI ANAND SHARMA)

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.