Minister of Steel
The Minister of Steel is the head of the Ministry of Steel and one of the cabinet ministers of the Government of India. He is assisted by a Secretary to the Government of India, an Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser to Government of India, 4 Joint Secretaries, a Chief Controller of Accounts also looking after the accounting matters of the Ministry, one Economic Adviser of the rank of Joint Secretary, 6 Directors, 2 Deputy Secretaries, 12 Under Secretaries, One Deputy Director, other Officers and supporting staff and a Technical Wing under the charge of an Industrial Adviser to Government of India. The current Hon'ble Minister of Steel is Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.[1]
Cabinet Ministers
- Ram Vilas Paswan - 2004 – 2009
- Virbhadra Singh - 28 May 2009 – 18 January 2011
- Beni Prasad Verma - 19 January 2011 – 26 May 2014
- Narendra Singh Tomar - 26 May 2014 – 4 July 2016
- Chaudhary Birender Singh - 5 July 2016 – 14 April 2019
- Dharmendra Pradhan - 31 May 2019 – Incumbent
Ministers of state (independent charge)
- Faggan Singh Kulaste - 31 May 2019 – Incumbent as Minister of State
References
- ^ "Administrative Setup - Ministry of Steel, Government of India", "Ministry of Steel". Retrieved on 28 April 2015.