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Website
  
steel.gov.in

Cabinet minister
  
Chaudhary Birender Singh

Jurisdiction
  
India

Minister of state
  
Vishnudeo Sai

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Minister responsible
  
Chaudhary Birender Singh, Minister of Steel

Headquarters
  
Udyog Bhawan, Dr. Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi - 110 011

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The Ministry of Steel, a branch of Government of India, is the apex body 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, Chaudhary Birender Singh and is assisted by a Minister of State, Vishnu Deo Sai

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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, 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

  • Steel Consumers Council Its members are nominated by the Minister of Steel & Mines. 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.

    • Public Sector Undertakings

  • 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

  • Sukhdev Prasad Union Deputy Minister for Steel and Mines 1973 to 1977
  • Ashoke Kumar Sen - 1991
  • Ram Vilas Paswan - 2004-2009
  • Virbhadra Singh - 28 May 2009–18 Jan 2011
  • Beni Prasad Verma - July 2011 – May 2014
  • Narendra Singh Tomar -26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016
  • Chaudhary Birender Singh -5 July 2016 – Present

    • Ministers of state (independent charge)

  • Vishnudeo Sai - 26 May 2014
  • Beni Prasad Verma - 19 Jan 2011-July 2011

    • References

    Ministry of Steel Wikipedia
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