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Inviting suggestions on Increasing Steel Demand

Inviting suggestions on Increasing Steel Demand
Start Date :
Oct 20, 2016
Last Date :
Dec 01, 2016
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Notwithstanding the current challenges, Indian steel industry has significant potential for growth The per capita steel consumption in India at 61 kg is much lower than the global ...

Notwithstanding the current challenges, Indian steel industry has significant potential for growth The per capita steel consumption in India at 61 kg is much lower than the global average of 208 kg or that of other major steel producing countries. The planned investment in infrastructure sector, expansion of railways network, development of domestic shipbuilding industry, opening up of defence sector for private participation, anticipated growth in automobile and capital goods industry and the construction in urban & rural areas and the continued investment in Roads and Highways are expected to create significant domestic demand for steel. With GDP growth of 7.5% per annum till 2030-31, crude steel demand in the country is expected to increase to 120-125 MT by 2019-20, 155-165 MT by 2023-24, and 235-275 MT by 2030-31, requiring a significant increase in capacity and production of steel within the country.

Some of the measures identified by Ministry of Steel to boost Steel demand in near future are:

1) Rural sector:
The low per capita steel consumption in the rural sector of about 12 kg provides substantial scope for growth specifically under: Housing under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojna etc. can be brought to steel based platform
Rural housing targets to achieve 1 crore dwelling units in next 3 years and usage of steel based structures will provide huge impetus to the demand of Steel`
2) Urban sector:
Commercial and residential buildings and flyovers could be targeted.
“Housing for All” Mission by 2022 can directly contribute to pre-fab and precast mass affordable housing, which in turn will lead to higher consumption of steel.
Bridges, pavements and crash barriers used in Roads & Highways can be upgraded to steel bridges, steel reinforced pavements and steel crash barriers respectively.
3) Road, Highways & Bridges:
There are over 1 lakh bridges in the country and “conditions survey” is being conducted by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) for rehabilitation/ reconstruction of 1500 road bridges. Further, 208 “Road over bridges” (ROBs) are identified for re-construction within the next 2 years by the Public Works Departments. Steel intensive bridges can be used in place of conventional RCC bridges, wherever possible because of cost advantage, quicker installation and longer life span.

4) Railways:
Usage of steel in railways is mainly limited to laying of railway tracks, rolling stocks, wagons and coaches. However, there is considerable scope of increasing steel usage in making railway station, foot over bridges, rail coaches, construction of steel based railway colony buildings especially in seismic prone areas, construction of dedicated freight corridors & superfast rail corridors and construction of more steel bridges for saving time & CAPEX.
Railways are shifting from overhead electrical setups to underground systems. The existing overhead poles & other fittings may be given to interested players in the steel sector for conversion to underground conduit pipes. Efforts will be made with Ministry of Railways to increase the usage of steel in Railways.

5) Defense, shipbuilding and other manufacturing sectors:
The “Make in India” initiative is expected to witness significant investment, which will stimulate steel demand. However, such benefit can only be passed on to the domestic steel producers if it is made mandatory for government funded/PPP projects in these sectors to source a part of their steel requirement from domestic producers.
Ministry of Steel is taking up with Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and other Ministries concerned and also with the State Governments to increase steel usage in rural and urban sector, especially in construction and infrastructure development.

All stakeholders concerned are therefore requested to submit their comments/ suggestions on MyGov by 30.11.2016.

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i.sonai.das@gmail.com
i.sonai.das@gmail.com 8 years 7 months ago

Honb. PM sir, there is another sector by which we can increase steel demand.In all our household furniture or that in offices,we use wooden products.But these items can also be made of steel like steel beds,steel chairs,steel tables everything.if we can replace the wooden products with those of steel then the demand for steel can increase.We can impose heavy taxation on sale of wooden furniture to encourage people towards using steel products as alternative.It accounts for all 125 cr people.

163parkashbansal@gmail.com
tirlochan parkash 8 years 7 months ago

I think we should give them cng by pipe line for their furnaces by this the malting cost of steel will be very low and than we can beat chaina also

zulkharnine.sultana@gmail.com
Zulkharnine Sultana 8 years 7 months ago

There is steel demand in India but not utilising proper ratio so bridges and flyovers are collapsing.
Mainly extraction of steel is necessary it require coal.our best quality coal is exporting and importing low quality.How it can process right product,it need strong policies.

dr abhijit swami
dr abhijit swami 8 years 7 months ago

Construction industry is one of the biggest users of steel. But multiple regulations and red tapes have stymied growth of building industry where introducing hurdles is the norm.If only the entire land holding of the country could be digitised with the land data being accessible at the click of a mouse, then people would invest in houses (land prices will fall and more after demonetisation) where steel would be used and indirectly open up employment generation. Bank loans should be made easier.

Vinodh_85
Vinodh 8 years 7 months ago

Any increase in steel consumption should not be targeted to increase employment and sustaining capacity. It should be used for long term national building. Cement and steel coexist in construction. Both industry are strained due to overcapacity and low commodity price. I strongly feel we should encourage concrete roads where heavy steel rods are used and life of road are extended. With more focus in road development by this government, steel consumption will boost. It will also reduce bitumen

Saksham Mishra_6
Saksham Mishra 8 years 7 months ago

There is research work needed to find a suitable substance which can be used with steel in commercial works which may or may not act as steel's replacement in future.This will make sure that steel is diverted to more important areas of need like defense and shipbuilding while others will be using the 'replacement' material. This material must have close resemblance to steel in terms of strength,flexibility,versatility and such so that is acceptable in industry.

Saksham Mishra_6
Saksham Mishra 8 years 7 months ago

There should be monitoring of steel supply and usage in industries so that there is minimal loss of reusable steel. Reusing can bring the steel demand and supply margins close just like it happens with any other reusable commodity.

Anusha Venkat
Anusha Venkat 8 years 7 months ago

Metro's are built with steel frame in other countries whereas India uses concrete metro's. Why cant we switch to steel metro's. That way metro construction becomes faster & also Steel demand increases.

rapaka naga kishore
rapaka naga kishore 8 years 7 months ago

Dear Sir
I suggest...
1. as a alternative to the steel Bamboo fiber, glass-fibre-reinforced polymers can be used
2. Re cycling of unused and waste automobiles and industries
3. Unused only-Collection and reinforcement of steel from various Govt. sectors like railway, etc.,

Amit Kumar Roy_14
Amit Kumar Roy 8 years 7 months ago

We have to create steel consumption/demand by nature of uses in our country. The same method can apply for other countries. Every market need to reduce manufacturing cost of any product for his better market. The manufacturing cost can be reduce by two simple ways 1, For optimum result of machine 2, Better use of human skills. We have to give attention for R&D in this for better quality & reducing cost of material by using alternate cost effective chemicals, process, & machines.

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