(a) whether the Government have bifurcated Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) into two divisions namely long product and flat product and propose to privatise SAIL;
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether Alloy Steel Plant and Salem Steel Plants are on the verge of revival; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL (SHRI BRAJA KISHORE TRIPATHY)
(a) & (b): Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has not been bifurcated into two divisions and there is no proposal to privatise SAIL at present. However, Central Marketing Organisation (CMO) of SAIL has been reorganised into Long Products and Flat Products structure with the basic objective of giving thrust to product based marketing and to integrate production with marketing.
(c) No, Sir.
(d) Does not arise.