Ministry of Steel
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| Headquarters | Ministry of Steel Udyog Bhawan Dr. Maulana Azad Road New Delhi,110011 New Delhi |
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| Website | steel.nic.in |
The Ministry of Steel, a branch of Government of India, is the apex body[clarification needed] for formulating all policies regarding steel production, distribution and pricing in India. As of June 2014, the ministry is headed by a minister of Cabinet rank, Narendra Singh Tomar and is assisted by a Minister of State, Vishnu Deo Sai
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Functions of the Ministry[edit]
- Coordination of data from various sources for the growth of the iron and steel industry
- Formulation of policies in respect of production, pricing, distribution, import and export of iron & steel and ferro alloys
- Planning and development of and assistance to the entire iron and steel industry in the country
- Development of the input industries relating to iron ore, manganese ore, refractories and others required by the steel industry
Attached/Subordinate Offices and Institutes[edit]
- Joint Plant Committee
- A select organisation whose goal is the promotion of steel, coordinating work of the main producers
- National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology (NISST)
- NISST aims to be a single source for all the requirements of the secondary steel sector
- Biju Patnaik National Steel Institute
- Situated in Puri, BPNSI is an institute of modern steel technology. It provides education and training, research and development, and consultancy to the Steel Sector.
Public Sector Undertakings[edit]
- Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL)
- National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (NMDC)
- Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL)
- MECON Limited
- Manganese Ore (India) Ltd (MOIL)
- MSTC Limited
- Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited (HSCL)
- Sponge Iron India Limited (SIIL)
- Bharat Refractories Limited (BRL)
- Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited (FSNL)
- Bird Group of Companies
Cabinet Ministers[edit]
- Ashoke Kumar Sen - 1991
- Ram Vilas Paswan - 2004-2009
- Virbhadra Singh - 28 May 2009–18 Jan 2011
- Beni Prasad Verma - July 2011 – may2014
- Narendra Singh Tomar -26 May 2014 – present
Ministers of state (independent charge)[edit]
- Beni Prasad Verma - 19 Jan 2011-July 2011
References[edit]
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