The Ministry of Steel is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for the planning, development, and coordination of the country's iron and steel industry. It formulates policies for the production, pricing, distribution, import, and export of iron and steel, ferro alloys, and refractories, and oversees the major public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the steel sector.
| Type | Ministry of the Government of India |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Republic of India |
| Headquarters | Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Sector | Iron and steel industry |
| Parent body | Government of India |
India is among the largest producers of crude steel in the world, and the steel sector is a strategically important industry contributing to infrastructure, construction, automobile manufacturing, defence, and capital goods. The Ministry of Steel handles the administrative responsibilities for this sector at the central government level, working in conjunction with state governments, industry associations, and public and private steel producers.
The Ministry is headed politically by the Union Minister of Steel, assisted by Ministers of State where appointed. The administrative head of the ministry is the Secretary (Steel), an officer of the Indian Administrative Service. The ministry is organised into divisions handling policy, finance, public sector undertakings, international cooperation, and vigilance, among others.
Several major central public sector undertakings function under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel, including:
The Ministry has been instrumental in framing the National Steel Policy, which lays down a long-term roadmap for capacity expansion, technology, raw material security, and sustainability in the Indian steel sector. It also administers schemes for the promotion of speciality steel under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) framework, and policies on preference to domestically manufactured iron and steel products in government procurement.
As the steel industry is closely linked to national infrastructure development, manufacturing competitiveness, and self-reliance objectives, the Ministry of Steel plays a central role in shaping India's industrial policy. Its activities directly influence employment in mining and manufacturing regions across states such as Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.