(a) the details of the money spent on advertisements by the public sector steel companies during each of the last three years, company-wise;
(b) whether the Government has issued any specific guidelines to the public sector steel companies in this regard; and
(c) if so, the details thereof including the violations, if any, of such guidelines reported?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL, MINES AND LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)
(a) There are two steel manufacturing Public Sector Undertakings under the Ministry of Steel namely Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL). The details of the expenditure on advertisements by these public sector undertakings is as under;-
(Rs. in crore) Name of the steel manufacturing Public Sector Undertaking Year 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) 23.48 9.83 10.23 Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) 2.86 3.77 2.50