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ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009
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MINISTRY OF STEEL GOVERNMENT OF INDIA www.steel.gov.in Chapter C O N T E N T S Page No.
I HIGHLIGHTS 04
II THE INDIAN STEEL SECTOR : DEVELOPMENT AND POTENTIAL 12
III ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF STEEL 24
IV PUBLIC SECTOR 33
V PRIVATE SECTOR 50
VI RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 58
VII ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT 70
VIII DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 84
IX SAFETY 90
X SHIP BREAKING 96
XI WELFARE OF WEAKER SECTIONS OF SOCIETY 99
XII VIGILANCE 111
XIII GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM 119
XIV IMPLEMENTATION OF PROVISIONS OF 125 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 1995
XV PROGRESSIVE USE OF HINDI 133
XVI EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN 139
XVII NEW INITIATIVES / INNOVATIVE SCHEMES 145
XVIII RECOGNITION AND AWARDS 154
XIX PROMOTION OF STEEL USAGE 160
XX CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 164
XXI TECHNICAL INSTITUTES UNDER THE MINISTRY OF STEEL 174
XXII IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 176
XXIII DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH-EASTERN REGION 180
ANNEXURES 184
The production, financial and other related figures for 2008-09 are provisional. Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister, laying the foundation stone for Modernisation & Expansion of SAIL’s Salem Steel Plant on September 5, 2008, in the august presence of Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Hon’ble Chairperson, UPA. Also seen in the picture are other prominent dignitaries (from left to right): Shri GK Vasan, the then Hon’ble Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation; Smt. Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan, the then Hon’ble Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment; Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, the then Hon’ble Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Development of North East Region; Shri KV Thangka Balu, the then Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Salem; Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, the then Hon’ble Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Steel; Shri PK Rastogi, Secretary (Steel), Govt of India; Shri SK Roongta, Chairman, SAIL; Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, the then Hon’ble Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare; Shri TR Balu, the then Hon’ble Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways; Shri Jitin Prasada, the then Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Steel; Shri Veerapandi S. Arumugam, Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Tamil Nadu; Dr. K. Ponmudi, Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education, Tamil Nadu and Shri BB Singh, Executive Director, SAIL’s Salem Steel Plant. CHAPTER-I
HIGHLIGHTS STEEL SECTOR TRENDS India remained the fifth largest producer of crude steel in the world during 2008. India also maintained its lead position as the world’s largest producer of direct reduced iron (DRI) or sponge iron with nearly 20 million tonnes production in 2008-09. As per the revised estimates, the country is likely to achieve a steel production capacity of nearly 124 million tonnes by the year 2011-12. The steel sector is expected to generate additional employment of around 4 million by 2020 for production of around 295 million tonnes of crude steel by 2019-2020. 222 MoUs have been signed with various States for planned capacity of around 276 million tonnes. Major investment plans are in the States of Orissa, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra. The details of the break-up of the MoUs signed by the State Governments of Orissa, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Other States are given in the table below:
State No. of MoUs Capacity signed (in million tonnes per annum) Orissa 49 75.66 Jharkhand 65 104.23 Chattisgarh 74 56.61 West Bengal 12 21.00 Other States 22 18.20 Total 222 * 275.70 * approximate
Highlights of 2008-09