The Ministry of Steel is an executive branch agency of the

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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-resistan ...

production, distribution and pricing in

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. 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 *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

* Joint Plant Committee (JPC) **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 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 also known as '' ...

, 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 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

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 fis ...

(SAIL) *

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) *

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), Indi ...

(RINL) *

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) *

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 ...

* Manganese Ore Limited (MOIL) *

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 (SIIL) * Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited (FSNL)

Steel Ministers of India

List of Ministers of State

References

External links

* of the Ministry of Steel {{authority control

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-resistan ...