Steel Minister Inaugurates Silica Reduction Plant at SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant’s Dalli Mines

Union Minister for Steel and Civil Aviation, Sh. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, virtually inaugurated the Silica Reduction Plant at Steel Authority of India Limited’s (SAIL) Bhilai Steel Plant’s Dalli Mines.

The inauguration also witnessed the presence of Union Minister of State for Steel Sh. Faggan Singh Kulaste, Member of Parliament from Kanker (Chhattisgarh) Sh. Mohan Mandavi, Secretary, Ministry of Steel Sh. Nagendra Nath Sinha, Chairman, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) ‎Sh. Amarendu Prakash and other officials of Steel Ministry and SAIL.

Union Minister Sh. Jyotiraditya Scindia, started his inaugural address, by highlighting the Indian steel industry’s ability and how India has emerged as the economic super power at the global level. The Minister mentioned that the steel sector has played a prominent role in the growth story of India through employment generation and providing foundational infrastructure.

“According to the National Steel Policy (NSP) 2017, under the guidance of honourable Prime Minister, we are moving forward to achieve the target of 300 MT crude steel production by 2030.”, the minister says. India ranks second in the world in the field of steel production and overtook Japan as the world’s 2^nd largest producer in 2018. India also ranks 1^st in the world in sponge iron production and its crude steel capacity has also increased from 110 MT to 160 MT in the last 9 years, marking a growth of 46 percent.

The minister also says that the government is working fast on the infrastructure, due to which the consumption has increased from 77 MT to 120 MT and per capita steel consumption, which was 60 kg in 2014 has now reached 87 kg, recording an increase of 50 percent. In line with the vision of Aatmanirbharta, India has now emerged as a net exporter of Steel from being a net importer, 9 years back.

The Minister says that Steel sector has emerged as a new force within the country and Steel Authority of India Limited, has played an important role in this. “SAIL will be having a prominent role in the journey of India from Amrit Kaal to Shatabdi Kaal”. While inaugurating the plant, he says that it is the only steel plant in the world with the capability to produce the world’s longest single rail of 130 metres. “Presently the plant has a capacity to produce 6 MT crude steel per annum and plans are afoot to increase its capacity to 6.8 MT in the near future”, he added.

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