Ministry of steel

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MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY
 

* Co-ordination and planning of the growth and development of Iron and Steel Industry in the country (including Re-rolling Mills, Alloy Steel and Ferro Alloy Industries, Refractories) both in the Public and Private Sectors;

* Formulation of policies in respect of production, pricing, distribution, import and export of iron & steel, ferro alloys and refractories; and

* Development of input industries relating to iron ore, manganese ore, chrome  ore and Refractories etc. , required mainly by the steel industry.
 

* To formulate and implement through its field agencies schemes for providing infrastructure and support services to small eneterprises in areas such as extension, entrepreneurship development, training technology development, common facilities, marketing, ancilarisation, etc. considered essential for the growth of SMEs on healthy lines.

* To use all the above instruments to promote agro based and other forms of SMEs and tiny micro and artisansl enterprises.

* To design and promote policies for rapidly expanding the population of advanced science based small and medium enterprises in areas such as IT, BT, Renewable Energy in both urban and rural areas.

URL : http://www.nic.in/steel