Ministry of Steel (India)
Encyclopedia
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 september 2011, the ministry is headed by a minister of Cabinet rank, Beni Prasad Verma
, and is assisted by a Minister of State, Sai Prathap Annayyagari
.
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
, is the apex body for formulating all policies regarding steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
production, distribution and pricing in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. As of september 2011, the ministry is headed by a minister of Cabinet rank, Beni Prasad Verma
Beni Prasad Verma
Beni Prasad Verma is an Indian politician and presently a member of the Indian National Congress political party. Early he was with Samajwadi Party of Mulayam Singh Yadav.-Political career:...
, and is assisted by a Minister of State, Sai Prathap Annayyagari
Sai Prathap Annayyagari
Sai Prathap Annayyagari is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Rajampet constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress.-External links:*...
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Functions of the Ministry
- 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
- Joint Plant Committee
- A select organization 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 PuriPuriPuri is district headquarter, a city situated about south of state capital Bhubaneswar, on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Orissa. It is also known as Jagannath Puri after the Jagannath Temple . It is a holy city of the Hindus as a part of the Char Dham pilgrimages...
, BPNSI is an institute of modern steel technology. It provides education and training, research and development, and consultancy to the Steel Sector.
- Situated in Puri
Public Sector Undertakings
- Steel Authority of India LimitedSteel Authority of India LimitedSteel Authority of India Limited from 116950 The company's current chairman is C.S Verma. With an annual production of 13.5 million metric tons, SAIL is the 14th largest steel producer in the world....
(SAIL) - Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL)
- National Mineral Development CorporationNational Mineral Development CorporationThe NMDC limited is a state-controlled mineral producer of the Government of India. It is fully owned by the Government of India and is under administrative control of the Ministry of Steel....
Ltd (NMDC) - Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL)
- MECON LimitedMECON LimitedMECON Limited, formerly known as is a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Steel of the Government of India....
- 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