Ministry of Steel
The Ministry of Steel is an executive branch agency of the Government of India that is responsible for formulating all policies regarding steel production, distribution and pricing in India. As of June 2024, the ministry is headed by a Secretary Rank IAS officer, who is its administrative head, while the political head is a minister of cabinet rank, H.D. Kumaraswamy, assisted by a Minister of State.
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 and steel and ferroalloys
- 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 organisation whose goal is the promotion of steel, coordinating work of the main producers
- National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology
- *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.
Schemes and Programmes
- Bharat Steel
- National Metallurgist Award Scheme
- Steel Import Monitoring System
Steel Consumers Council
Central Public Sector Undertakings
- Steel Authority of India Limited
- National Mineral Development Corporation
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
- Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd
- Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants Limited
- Manganese Ore Limited
- Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Limited, New Delhi
- Sponge Iron India Limited
- Bird Group of Companies
- Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited, Chhattigarh
Cabinet Ministers
- Note: I/C Independent Charge
- Key: Died in office
Ministers of State