GOVERNMENT OF MINISTRY OF STEEL

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3176 FOR ANSWER ON 14/12/2016

OUTLETS OF STEEL PRODUCTS IN

3176. DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state the names of places where outlets of steel products have been sanctioned in Madhya Pradesh and the details of manufacturing, progress and selling activities of each of them?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL (SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

Details of outlets of steel products which have been sanctioned in Madhya Pradesh by Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) alongwith details of manufacturing, progress and selling activities of each of them are as under:

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

SAIL has sanctioned three Steel Processing Units (SPUs) at , and in Madhya Pradesh for conversion of semi finished steel (Billet) to finished steel (TMT bars) products on joint venture basis. The details are as under:

SPU JV Gwalior: The TMT bar mill has been installed at Billowa in of Madhya Pradesh by the Joint Venture Company (JVC). The commercial production has started in January, 2016. The TMT bars produced from SAIL Billets is marketed through the company’s marketing network under Central Marketing Organization of SAIL.

SPU JV Ujjain: The installation of TMT bar mill by the JVC is in progress at Bandka industrial area in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.

SPU JV Hoshangabad: The JVC has applied for transfer of lease of land earmarked for the project at Dolaria in Hoshangabad District of Madhya Pradesh. However, regarding economic feasibility of setting up of the SPU, a fresh study was undertaken. It has been found that it is not a viable proposition for SAIL to set up the SPU.

SAIL markets its sale of steel products produced in its Steel Plants and units through its outlets at Gwalior, , , and and also through District and Rural dealers in 46 Districts of MP.

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)

Steel consumers in the State of Madhya Pradesh are serviced with various steel products through the Branch Sales Office of RINL at Indore which is presently operating with two Consignment Sales Agencies at Jabalpur and Bhopal.

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