South India’s route-wise crude steel production in FY’25

India’s crude steel production in the last fiscal (FY’25) stood at 152 million tonnes (mnt), as per BigMint data, and South India — comprising Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, and Puducherry — produced 28.2 mnt, a marginal decline from 28.8 mnt recorded in FY’24. Karnataka was the top producer, recording total output at 15 mnt, followed by Andhra Pradesh at 6 mnt, and Tamil Nadu at 4 mnt.