Department of Commerce, Govt. V.Y.T. PG College, Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
Research Article
Production and Consumption of Cement in India: An Overview
Author(s): Chandni Sharma*, SN Jha and Pranav Tiwari
The infrastructure plays an important role in the economic growth of a country. Across different industries the construction industry is one among all which fosters the development of infrastructure. Furthermore, the sprawl of the construction sector facilitates the production of cement. India with 298 million tons in year 2022 became the second largest producer of cement in the world. In India there are 210 large cement plants, from which 32% of cement production is from South India, 20% from North India,15% from west India, 13% from Central India and remaining 20% of the cement production occurs from East India. The production of cement in India during 2011-12 was 223.50 million tons, which has increased to 374.55 million tons in 2022-23. Likewise, the consumption of cement has been significantly increased from 222.37 million tons in 2011-2012 to 375.19 million tons in 2022-23 respe.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2223-5833.2025.15.603