Ministry of Steel
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Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | Ministry of Steel Udyog Bhawan Dr. Maulana Azad Road New Delhi,110011 New Delhi |
Annual budget | ₹70.15 crore (US$8.4 million) (2023-24 est.)[1] |
Minister responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Website | steel.gov.in |
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.[2] 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]The members of the Steel Consumers Council[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] 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.[10][11]
Central Public Sector Undertakings
[edit]- Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
- National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
- Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL)
- MECON Limited
- Manganese Ore Limited (MOIL)
- MSTC Limited
- Sponge Iron India Limited (SIIL)
- Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited (FSNL)
Cabinet Ministers
[edit]- Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
- Key: † Died in office
No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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From | To | Period | |||||||
Minister of Steel, Mines and Fuel | |||||||||
1 | ![]() |
Swaran Singh (1907–1994) MP for Jullundur |
17 April 1957 |
10 April 1962 |
4 years, 358 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries | |||||||||
2 | ![]() |
Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000) MP for Palani |
10 April 1962 |
21 November 1963 |
1 year, 225 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Industries | |||||||||
(2) | ![]() |
Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000) MP for Palani |
21 November 1963 |
27 May 1964 |
201 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
27 May 1964 |
9 June 1964 |
Nanda I | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) | ||||||
Minister of Steel and Mines | |||||||||
3 | ![]() |
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh |
9 June 1964 |
11 January 1966 |
1 year, 229 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri | |
11 January 1966 |
24 January 1966 |
Nanda II | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) | ||||||
Minister of Iron and Steel | |||||||||
4 | ![]() |
Tribhuvan Narain Singh (1904–1982) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh (MoS) |
29 January 1966 |
13 March 1967 |
1 year, 43 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi | |
Minister of Steel | |||||||||
5 | ![]() |
Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh |
13 March 1967 |
24 April 1968 |
1 year, 42 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi | |
6 | ![]() |
Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore (MoS) |
24 April 1968 |
14 February 1969 |
296 days | ||||
Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering | |||||||||
7 | ![]() |
C. M. Poonacha (1910–1990) MP for Mangalore |
14 February 1969 |
15 November 1969 |
274 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi | |
(1) | ![]() |
Swaran Singh (1907–1994) MP for Jullundur |
15 November 1969 |
27 June 1970 |
224 days | Indian National Congress (R) | |||
8 | ![]() |
Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) MP for Arrah |
27 June 1970 |
18 March 1971 |
264 days | ||||
9 | ![]() |
Mohan Kumaramangalam (1916–1973) MP for Pondicherry |
18 March 1971 |
2 May 1971 |
45 days | Indira III | |||
Minister of Steel and Mines | |||||||||
(9) | ![]() |
Mohan Kumaramangalam (1916–1973) MP for Pondicherry |
2 May 1971 |
31 May 1973[†] |
2 years, 29 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi | |
– | ![]() |
Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Raebareli (Prime Minister) |
31 May 1973 |
23 July 1973 |
53 days | ||||
10 | ![]() |
T. A. Pai (1922–1981) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka |
23 July 1973 |
11 January 1974 |
172 days | ||||
11 | ![]() |
Keshav Dev Malviya (1904–1981) MP for Domariyaganj |
11 January 1974 |
10 October 1974 |
272 days | ||||
12 | Chandrajit Yadav (1930–2007) MP for Azamgarh (MoS) |
10 October 1974 |
24 March 1977 |
2 years, 165 days | |||||
13 | ![]() |
Biju Patnaik (1916–1997) MP for Aska |
26 March 1977 |
15 July 1979 |
2 years, 111 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai | |
30 July 1979 |
14 January 1980 |
168 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | Charan Singh | ||||
14 | ![]() |
Pranab Mukherjee (1935–2020) Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal, till 1981 Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat, from 1981 |
16 January 1980 |
15 January 1982 |
1 year, 364 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | |
15 | ![]() |
N. D. Tiwari (1925–2018) MP for Nainital |
15 January 1982 |
14 February 1983 |
1 year, 30 days | ||||
16 | N. K. P. Salve (1921–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra (MoS, I/C) |
14 February 1983 |
31 October 1984 |
1 year, 260 days | |||||
31 October 1984 |
31 December 1984 |
Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi | ||||||
17 | ![]() |
Vasant Sathe (1925–2011) MP for Wardha |
31 December 1984 |
25 September 1985 |
268 days | Rajiv II | |||
18 | ![]() |
K. C. Pant (1931–2012) MP for New Delhi |
25 September 1985 |
12 April 1987 |
1 year, 199 days | ||||
(17) | ![]() |
Vasant Sathe (1925–2011) MP for Wardha |
12 April 1987 |
25 July 1987 |
104 days | ||||
19 | ![]() |
Makhan Lal Fotedar (1932–2017) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh |
25 July 1987 |
2 December 1989 |
2 years, 130 days | ||||
20 | Dinesh Goswami (1935–1991) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam |
6 December 1989 |
10 November 1990 |
339 days | Asom Gana Parishad | Vishwanath | V. P. Singh | ||
21 | ![]() |
Ashoke Kumar Sen (1913–1996) Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal |
21 November 1990 |
21 June 1991 |
212 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar | |
Minister of Steel | |||||||||
22 | ![]() |
Santosh Mohan Dev (1934–2017) MP for Silchar (MoS, I/C) |
21 June 1991 |
16 May 1996 |
4 years, 330 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |
– | ![]() |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) |
16 May 1996 |
1 June 1996 |
16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
– | ![]() |
H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) Unelected (Prime Minister) |
1 June 1996 |
29 June 1996 |
28 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda | |
23 | Birendra Prasad Baishya (born 1956) MP for Mangaldoi |
29 June 1996 |
21 April 1997 |
1 year, 263 days | Asom Gana Parishad | ||||
21 April 1997 |
19 March 1998 |
Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral | ||||||
24 | ![]() |
Naveen Patnaik (born 1946) MP for Aska |
19 March 1998 |
13 October 1999 |
1 year, 208 days | Biju Janata Dal | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
25 | ![]() |
Dilip Ray (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha (MoS, I/C) |
13 October 1999 |
27 May 2000 |
227 days | Vajpayee III | |||
26 | ![]() |
Braja Kishore Tripathy (born 1947) MP for Puri (MoS, I/C) |
27 May 2000 |
22 May 2004 |
4 years, 0 days | ||||
27 | ![]() |
Ram Vilas Paswan (1946–2020) MP for Hajipur |
23 May 2004 |
22 May 2009 |
4 years, 364 days | Lok Janshakti Party | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | |
28 | ![]() |
Virbhadra Singh (1934–2021) MP for Mandi |
28 May 2009 |
19 January 2011 |
1 year, 236 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | ||
29 | ![]() |
Beni Prasad Verma (1941–2020) MP for Gonda (MoS, I/C until 12 July 2011) |
19 January 2011 |
26 May 2014 |
3 years, 127 days | ||||
30 | ![]() |
Narendra Singh Tomar (born 1957) MP for Gwalior |
26 May 2014 |
5 July 2016 |
2 years, 40 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | |
31 | ![]() |
Chaudhary Birender Singh (born 1946) Rajya Sabha MP for Haryana |
5 July 2016 |
30 May 2019 |
2 years, 329 days | ||||
32 | ![]() |
Dharmendra Pradhan (born 1969) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh |
31 May 2019 |
7 July 2021 |
2 years, 37 days | Modi II | |||
33 | ![]() |
Ramchandra Prasad Singh (born 1958) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar |
7 July 2021 |
6 July 2022 |
364 days | Janata Dal (United) | |||
34 | ![]() |
Jyotiraditya Scindia (born 1971) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh |
6 July 2022 |
10 June 2024 |
1 year, 340 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
35 | ![]() |
H.D. Kumaraswamy (born 1959) MP for Mandya |
10 June 2024 |
incumbent | 83 days | Janata Dal (Secular) | Modi III |
Ministers of State
[edit]No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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From | To | Period | |||||||
Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Fuel | |||||||||
1 | ![]() |
Keshav Dev Malviya (1904–1981) MP for Domariyaganj |
17 April 1957 |
25 April 1957 |
8 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
(1) | ![]() |
Keshav Dev Malviya (1904–1981) MP for Domariyaganj Minister of Mines and Oil |
25 April 1957 |
10 April 1962 |
4 years, 350 days | ||||
Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Metals | |||||||||
2 | ![]() |
Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore (MoS) |
13 March 1967 |
14 February 1969 |
296 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi | |
Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering | |||||||||
3 | ![]() |
K. C. Pant (1931–2012) MP for Nainital |
14 February 1969 |
27 June 1970 |
1 year, 108 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | Indira Gandhi | |
Minister of State for Steel and Mines | |||||||||
4 | ![]() |
Shah Nawaz Khan (1914–1993) MP for Meerut |
2 May 1971 |
5 February 1973 |
1 year, 279 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi | |
5 | ![]() |
Kariya Munda (born 1936) MP for Khunti |
14 August 1977 |
28 July 1979 |
1 year, 348 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai | |
6 | ![]() |
P. M. Sayeed (1941–2005) MP for Lakshadweep |
4 August 1979 |
14 January 1980 |
163 days | Indian National Congress (Urs) | Charan | Charan Singh | |
7 | ![]() |
Kishore Chandra Deo (born 1947) MP for Parvathipuram |
4 August 1979 |
14 January 1980 |
163 days | ||||
8 | Charanjit Chanana MP for Delhi (Rajya Sabha) |
15 January 1982 |
2 September 1982 |
230 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | ||
9 | ![]() |
Ram Dulari Sinha (1922–1994) MP for Sheohar |
15 January 1982 |
14 February 1983 |
1 year, 30 days | ||||
10 | Gargi Shankar Mishra (born 1919) MP for Seoni |
2 September 1982 |
6 September 1982 |
4 days | |||||
11 | ![]() |
K. Natwar Singh (born 1929) MP for Bharatpur (MoS, Steel) |
31 December 1984 |
25 September 1985 |
268 days | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi | ||
(9) | ![]() |
Ram Dulari Sinha (1922–1994) MP for Sheohar (MoS, Mines) |
25 September 1985 |
14 February 1988 |
2 years, 142 days | ||||
12 | Ramanand Yadav (born 1927) MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha) (MoS, Mines) |
14 February 1988 |
12 April 1988 |
58 days | |||||
13 | Yogendra Makwana (born 1933) MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha) |
14 February 1988 |
2 October 1988 |
231 days | |||||
14 | ![]() |
Mahaveer Prasad (1939–2010) MP for Bansgaon (MoS, Mines) |
4 July 1989 |
2 November 1989 |
121 days | ||||
15 | Basavaraj Patil Anwari (born 1943) MP for Koppal |
21 November 1990 |
20 February 1991 |
91 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar | ||
Minister of State for Steel | |||||||||
16 | ![]() |
Ramesh Bais (born 1947) MP for Raipur |
19 March 1998 |
13 October 1999 |
1 year, 208 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
17 | ![]() |
Akhilesh Das (1961–2017) MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) |
29 January 2006 |
6 April 2008 |
2 years, 68 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | |
18 | ![]() |
Jitin Prasada (born 1973) MP for Shahjahanpur |
6 April 2008 |
22 May 2009 |
1 year, 46 days | ||||
19 | ![]() |
Sai Prathap Annayyagari (born 1944) MP for Rajampet |
28 May 2009 |
19 January 2011 |
1 year, 236 days | Manmohan II | |||
20 | ![]() |
Vishnudeo Sai (born 1964) MP for Raigarh |
26 May 2014 |
30 May 2019 |
5 years, 4 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | |
21 | ![]() |
Faggan Singh Kulaste (born 1959) MP for Mandla |
31 May 2019 |
Incumbent | 5 years, 93 days | Modi II |
Deputy Ministers
[edit]No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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From | To | Period | |||||||
Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries | |||||||||
1 | ![]() |
Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore |
8 June 1962 |
21 November 1963 |
1 year, 166 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
Deputy Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Engineering | |||||||||
(1) | ![]() |
Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore |
21 November 1963 |
27 May 1964 |
201 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
27 May 1964 |
9 June 1964 |
Nanda I | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) | ||||||
Deputy Minister of Steel and Mines | |||||||||
(1) | ![]() |
Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore |
15 June 1964 |
11 January 1966 |
1 year, 223 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri | |
11 January 1966 |
24 January 1966 |
Nanda II | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) | ||||||
Deputy Minister of Iron and Steel | |||||||||
(1) | ![]() |
Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore |
29 January 1966 |
13 March 1967 |
1 year, 43 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi | |
Deputy Minister of Steel, Mines and Metals | |||||||||
2 | Ram Sewak Chowdhary (born 1927) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh |
13 November 1967 |
14 February 1969 |
1 year, 93 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi | ||
Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering | |||||||||
3 | ![]() |
Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (1928–2016) MP for Anantnag |
14 February 1969 |
18 March 1971 |
2 years, 77 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi | |
18 March 1971 |
2 May 1971 |
Indira II | |||||||
Deputy Minister of Steel and Mines | |||||||||
4 | Subodh Chandra Hansda (1927–2004) MP for Medinipur |
5 February 1973 |
10 October 1974 |
1 year, 246 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi | ||
5 | Sukhdev Prasad (1921–1995) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh |
5 February 1973 |
24 March 1977 |
4 years, 47 days |
References
[edit]- ^ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Website of Ministry of Steel on National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "India is the world's third-largest producer of crude steel". steel.ibef.org. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "India overtakes US as 3rd largest steel producer". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Beni Prasad Verma promises 10 steel units in Uttar Pradesh". business-standard.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "18th national steel consumers council chaired by Cabinet Minister". business-standard.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "24th Meeting of Steel Consumer's Council Chaired by Steel Ministy [sic] Of India". industrialnews.in. 3 February 2014.
- ^ "24th Meeting of Steel Consumer's Council Circular". 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Formation of Steel Consumers Council" (PDF). steel.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Boards Councils Committees". steel.gov.in. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Steel Consumers Council". steel.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website of the Ministry of Steel