The Ministry of Steel is an executive branch agency of the
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...
that is responsible for formulating all policies regarding
steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...
production, distribution and pricing in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
As of July 2021, the ministry is headed by a Secretary Rank IAS officer he is the administrative head of ministry and the political Heads are
minister of cabinet rank,
Jyotiraditya Scindia
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (born 1 January 1971) is an Indian politician who serves as the Minister of Civil Aviation, a position his father also held from 1991 to 1993. He also heads the Ministry of Steel. He is a Member of Parliament i ...
and is assisted by a Minister of State,
Faggan Singh Kulaste.
Functions of the ministry
*Coordination of data from various sources for the growth of the
iron and steel industry in India
The iron and steel industry in India is among the most important industries within the country. India surpassed Japan as the second largest steel producer in January 2019. As per ''worldsteel'', India's crude steel production in 2018 was at 10 ...
*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
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Joint Plant Committee (JPC)
Constituted in 1964 by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India for formulating guidelines for production, allocation, pricing and distribution of iron and steel materials, Joint Plant Committee (JPC) underwent a major transformation in 1992, ...
**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
Puri () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is als ...
, BPNSI is an institute of modern steel technology. It provides education and training, research and development, and consultancy to the steel sector.
Steel Consumers Council
The members of the
Steel Consumers Council
The Steel Consumers Council is a group under the Ministry of Steel, chaired by the Cabinet in charge of the department. India is the world's third-largest producer of crude steel, and the council works with steel producers to ensure both the su ...
are nominated by the Minister of Steel. The tenure of the council was initially fixed for two years, and it was re-constituted on 25 February 2010. The term of the present council is up to 29 February 2012.
Central Public Sector Undertakings
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Steel Authority of India Limited
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is a central public sector undertaking based in New Delhi, India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Steel, Government of India with an annual turnover of INR 1,03,480 Crore (US$13 billion) for fisc ...
(SAIL)
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National Mineral Development Corporation
NMDC Limited, formerly National Mineral Development Corporation, is a central public sector undertaking. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Steel, Government of India.
It is involved in the exploration of iron ore, copper, rock phosphat ...
(NMDC)
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Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, (abbreviated as RINL), also known as ''Vizag Steel'', is a public steel producer based in Visakhapatnam, India. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) is the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), India's ...
(RINL)
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Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd
KIOCL Limited, formerly Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited is a central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Steel, Government of India with its head office and administrative activities in Bangalore. It has a pelletis ...
(KIOCL)
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MECON Limited
MECON Limited, formerly known as Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants (India) Limited is a central public sector undertaking. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Steel, Government of India. It began in 1959 as the Central Engineering ...
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Manganese Ore Limited
Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a transition metal with a multifaceted array of industrial alloy use ...
(MOIL)
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MSTC Limited
MSTC Limited (formerly known as Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Limited) is a central public sector undertakings under Ministry of Steel, Government of India. It is involved in diversified e-commerce services. Its corporate office is in Kolkata, ...
*
Sponge Iron India Limited
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through th ...
(SIIL)
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Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited Ferro may refer to:
*Iron as in a Ferromagnetic material
*Ferro (architecture), a wrought-iron architectural element
*Ferro Carril Oeste, an Argentinian football team
*Ferro (Covilhã), a civil parish in the municipality of Covilhã, Portugal
* Fer ...
(FSNL)
Steel Ministers of India
List of Ministers of State
References
External links
* of the Ministry of Steel
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Steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...