Ministry of Steel

Ministry of Steel

Emblem of India
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Republic of India
Headquarters	Ministry of Steel Udyog Bhawan Dr. Maulana Azad Road New Delhi,110011 New Delhi
Minister responsible	Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Steel
Website	steel.nic.in

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, Narendra Singh Tomar and is assisted by a Minister of State, Vishnu Deo Sai

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^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} 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 25th February, 2010. The term of the present Council is up to 29th February, 2012.^[8][9]

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

• 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)

• Beni Prasad Verma - 19 Jan 2011-July 2011

References

1. "India is the world’s third-largest producer of crude steel". steel.ibef.org. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
2. "India overtakes US as 3rd largest steel producer". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
3. "Beni Prasad Verma promises 10 steel units in Uttar Pradesh". business-standard.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
4. "18th national steel consumers council chaired by Cabinet Minister". business-standard.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
5. "24th Meeting of Steel Consumer’s Council Chaired by Steel Ministy [sic] Of India". industrialnews.in. 3 February 2014.
6. "24th Meeting of Steel Consumer’s Council Circular". 3 February 2014.
7. "Formation of Steel Consumers Council" (PDF). steel.gov.in. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
8. "Boards Councils Committees". steel.gov.in. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
9. "Steel Consumers Council". steel.gov.in. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

• http://steel.nic.in Ministry of Steel