<p>A meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Members of Parliament for the Ministry of Steel was held at Kevadiya in District Narmada in Gujarat on the subject “Steel Usage”. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Steel Mr Ram Chandra Prasad Singh. During the financial year 2020-21, the total finished steel consumption in the country was 96.2 million tonnes and is expected to reach about 160 million tonnes by 2024-25 and about 250 million tonnes by 2030-31. Indian Government is continuously making efforts to enhance steel production capacity domestically and at the same time increase domestic demand and usage of steel. Construction and Infrastructure sectors are major consumers of steel and will continuously be the driver of increased consumption of steel.</p> <p>Minister also said that steel has been playing an important role in the industrial development of India, as it is a key input for critical sectors such as Infrastructure, Construction, Engineering & Packaging, Automobile and Defence.</p>
<p>A meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Members of Parliament for the Ministry of Steel was held at Kevadiya in District Narmada in Gujarat on the subject “Steel Usage”. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Steel Mr Ram Chandra Prasad Singh. During the financial year 2020-21, the total finished steel consumption in the country was 96.2 million tonnes and is expected to reach about 160 million tonnes by 2024-25 and about 250 million tonnes by 2030-31. Indian Government is continuously making efforts to enhance steel production capacity domestically and at the same time increase domestic demand and usage of steel. Construction and Infrastructure sectors are major consumers of steel and will continuously be the driver of increased consumption of steel.</p> <p>Minister also said that steel has been playing an important role in the industrial development of India, as it is a key input for critical sectors such as Infrastructure, Construction, Engineering & Packaging, Automobile and Defence.</p>