Minister of Steel, Beni Prasad Verma has said that there are 11 Steel Processing Units (SPUs) which are to be set up to meet the specific requirements of the consumers in different states by Steel Authority of India (SAIL) as indicated below:
Bihar – At Bettiah, Mahnar and Gaya
Madhya Pradesh – At Hoshangabad, Ujjain and Gwalior
Himachal Pradesh – At Kangra
Uttar Pradesh -At Lakhimpur and Barabanki
Jammu & Kashmir -At Srinagar
Assam – At Guwahati.
He said this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. The SPUs at Bettiah and Kangra were accorded final approval in July 2008 and July 2010 respectively.
In November 2011, SAIL Board has accorded final approval for setting up of SPUs at Lakhimpur and Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh and at Hoshangabad, Ujjain and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on Joint Venture basis.
Verma said, production has commenced at SPU, Bettiah. For SPU at Kangra work suspended at site since mid-February 2012 as per the order of Ministry of Defence.
Commissioning activities for SPU at Kangra will be started after clearance from Ministry of Defence. SPUs at Hoshangabad, Gwalior, Ujjain, Lakhimpur and Barabanki have been considered under Joint Venture and Joint venture companies have been formed and units are expected to be completed in 18 months after land is transferred to the Joint Venture Company.
The minister said, for the SPUs at Gaya, Guwahati, Mahnar and Srinagar final approval of SAIL Board is yet to be accorded.
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