Parliament Question: Modernisation of Salem Steel Plant

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *32 FOR ANSWER ON 21.07.2026 MODERNISATION OF SALEM STEEL PLANT *32. SHRI T R BAALU:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state :

(a) whether the Government and the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is planning capacity augmentation and modernisation of Salem Steel Plant;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the proposed investments; and

(c) the details of the initiatives being taken to promote exports of Stainless Steel? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) MINISTRY OF STEEL

(a)to(c): A statement is laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha. *****STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A)to(C) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED (*) QUESTION NO. *32 FOR ANSWER ON 21.07.2026 TABLED BY SHRI T. R. BAALU, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “MODERNISATION OF SALEM STEEL PLANT”

(a)to(c): Salem Steel Plant (SSP), a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has a steel melting capacity of 1.8 lakh tonnes and a rolling capacity of 3.6 lakh tonnes per annum. The existing capacity is underutilised in SSP. SAIL has undertaken several measures aimed at improving operational efficiency and long-term sustainability which includes improving capacity utilization, enhancing operational efficiency, optimizing raw material and power consumption, and rationalizing the product mix with emphasis on value-added stainless-steel products. SAIL is streamlining its marketing strategy to promote the domestic and international sales of stainless steel.

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