Details of production and dispatch of cement in the Country, as per the cess records available in this Department, in the Country, both in public and private Sector for the last three years and the current year are given below

Figures in Million tons

 

Year	Public Sector		Private Sector		Total
	Production	Dispatch	Production	Dispatch	Production	Dispatch
2012-13	1.07	1.07	251.53	236.98	252.60	238.05
2013-14	0.92	0.82	249.12	247.53	250.04	248.35
2014-15	0.32	0.31	270.61	258.15	270.93	258.46
2015-16 (up to Oct-2015)	0.74	0.71	159.71	158.85	160.45	159.56

The total installed capacity of Cement Plants in India is 360 Million Tons per annum.  At present, the Cement Industry is not operating at optimum capacity due to sluggish demand. As against the present installed capacity of 360 Million tons per annum, the total production during 2014-15 was only 270.93 Million Tons per annum.  Thus, there is ample scope to meet future requirement. 

This information was given by the Minister of State(Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

Cement industry capacity utilization remains below installed capacity, indicating underuse and scope to meet future demand. Annual cement statistics show private-sector production and dispatch far exceeding public-sector outputs across 2012-13 to 2015-16 (to October 2015). With installed capacity at 360 million tons per annum and 2014-15 production at 270.93 million tons, the industry is operating below capacity due to sluggish demand, indicating available scope to meet future requirements.