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{{Short description|Government agency in India}}
{{Short description|Government ministry of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox government agency
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name    = Ministry of Steel
| agency_name    = Ministry of Steel
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|jurisdiction    = {{flagicon|India}}[[Republic of India]]
| jurisdiction    = [[Government of India]]
|headquarters    = Ministry of Steel<br>Udyog Bhawan<br>Dr. Maulana Azad Road<br>New Delhi,110011 <br> [[New Delhi]]
| headquarters    = Ministry of Steel<br>Udyog Bhawan<br>Dr. Maulana Azad Road<br>New Delhi,110011 <br> [[New Delhi]]
|region_code    = IN
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| budget          = {{INRConvert|70.15|c}} <small>(2023-24 est.)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/sbe97.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwj5mbqahLT_AhV6V2wGHUsYCpwQFnoECA8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1gqM53yJqZk6ui-QCfA1Dp |title=Budget data |date=2023 |website=www.indiabudget.gov.in |access-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304170727/http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref></small>
|budget          ={{INRConvert|47.90|c}} <small>(2018-19 est.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |title=Budget data |date=2019 |website=www.indiabudget.gov.in |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304170727/http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref></small>  
| minister1_name  = [[H.D. Kumaraswamy]]
|minister1_name  = [[Ramchandra Prasad Singh]]
| minister1_pfo  = Cabinet Minister
|minister1_pfo  = Cabinet Minister
| website        = [http://steel.gov.in steel.gov.in]
|website        = [http://steel.gov.in steel.gov.in]
| logo           = Ministry of Steel India.svg
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| logo_size      = 250px
The '''Ministry of Steel''' is an executive branch agency of the [[Government of India]] that is responsible for formulating all policies regarding [[steel]] production, distribution and pricing in [[India]].<ref name="Website of Ministry of Steel on National Portal of India">{{Cite web |url=https://www.india.gov.in/official-website-ministry-steel |title=Website of Ministry of Steel on National Portal of India |date=2018-01-20 |website=www.india.gov.in |language=en |access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> As of July 2021, the ministry is headed by a minister of cabinet rank, [[Ramchandra Prasad Singh]] and is assisted by a Minister of State, [[Faggan Singh Kulaste]].
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| chief1_name     = Sandeep Pondrik, IAS
| chief1_position = Steel Secretary
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The '''Ministry of Steel''' is an executive branch agency of the [[Government of India]] that is responsible for formulating all policies regarding [[steel]] production, distribution and pricing in [[India]].<ref name="Website of Ministry of Steel on National Portal of India">{{Cite web |url=https://www.india.gov.in/official-website-ministry-steel |title=Website of Ministry of Steel on National Portal of India |date=2018-01-20 |website=www.india.gov.in |language=en |access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> As of June 2024, the ministry is headed by a Secretary Rank IAS officer, who is its administrative head, while the political head is a minister of cabinet rank, [[H.D. Kumaraswamy]], assisted by a Minister of State.


== Functions of the ministry ==
== Functions of the ministry ==
*Coordination of data from various sources for the growth of the [[iron and steel industry in India]]
*Coordination of data from various sources for the growth of the [[iron and steel industry in India]]
*Formulation of policies in respect of production, pricing, distribution, import and export of iron & steel and ferro alloys
*Formulation of policies in respect of production, pricing, distribution, import and export of [[iron]] and [[steel]] and [[ferroalloy]]s
*Planning and development of and assistance to the entire iron and steel industry in the country
*Planning and development of and assistance to the entire iron and steel industry in the country
*Development of the input industries relating to iron ore, manganese ore, refractories and others required by the steel industry
*Development of the input industries relating to [[iron ore]], [[manganese]] [[ore]], [[Refractory|refractories]] and others required by the steel industry


== Attached/subordinate offices and institutes ==
== Attached/subordinate offices and institutes ==
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* Biju Patnaik National Steel Institute
* Biju Patnaik National Steel Institute
**Situated in [[Puri]], BPNSI is an institute of modern steel technology. It provides education and training, research and development, and consultancy to the steel sector.
**Situated in [[Puri]], BPNSI is an institute of modern steel technology. It provides education and training, research and development, and consultancy to the steel sector.
== Schemes and Programmes ==
*Bharat Steel
*National Metallurgist Award Scheme
*Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS)


==Steel Consumers Council==
==Steel Consumers Council==
The members of the [[Steel Consumers Council]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibef.org/industry/steel.aspx| title=India is the world's third-largest producer of crude steel  | work=steel.ibef.org | access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-07/news/64178310_1_indian-steel-iisco-steel-srtmi| title=India overtakes US as 3rd largest steel producer | work=economictimes.indiatimes.com| access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/beni-promises-10-steel-units-in-uttar-pradesh-114020300706_1.html| title=Beni Prasad Verma promises 10 steel units in Uttar Pradesh | work=business-standard.com | access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/steel-ministry-moots-price-regulator-open-to-duty-cut-104061401047_1.html| title=18th national steel consumers council chaired by Cabinet Minister  | work=business-standard.com | access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=24th Meeting of Steel Consumer's Council Chaired by Steel {{sic|nolink=y|Ministy}} Of India|url=http://www.industrialnews.in/events/3197-24th-meeting-of-steel-consumer%E2%80%99s-council-chaired-by-steel-ministy-of-india.html|publisher=industrialnews.in|date=3 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=24th Meeting of Steel Consumer's Council Circular|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102937|date=3 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://steel.gov.in/steel%20consumer%20council%2030.09.2014.pdf | work=steel.gov.in | title=Formation of Steel Consumers Council | access-date=14 January 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064221/http://steel.gov.in/steel%20consumer%20council%2030.09.2014.pdf | archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>  are nominated by the Minister of Steel & Mines. The tenure of the council was initially fixed for two years, and it was re-constituted on 25 February 2010. The term of the present council is up to 29 February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://steel.nic.in/act/boards.htm|title= Boards Councils Committees|work= steel.gov.in|access-date= 14 January 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160106074502/http://steel.nic.in/act/boards.htm|archive-date= 6 January 2016|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://steel.gov.in/act/arrangement.htm | title=Steel Consumers Council | work=steel.gov.in | access-date=14 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064023/http://steel.gov.in/act/arrangement.htm | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
The members of the [[Steel Consumers Council]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ibef.org/industry/steel.aspx| title=India is the world's third-largest producer of crude steel  | work=steel.ibef.org | access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-07/news/64178310_1_indian-steel-iisco-steel-srtmi| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012033820/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-07/news/64178310_1_indian-steel-iisco-steel-srtmi| url-status=dead| archive-date=12 October 2015| title=India overtakes US as 3rd largest steel producer | work=Economic Times| access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/beni-promises-10-steel-units-in-uttar-pradesh-114020300706_1.html| title=Beni Prasad Verma promises 10 steel units in Uttar Pradesh | work=business-standard.com | access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/steel-ministry-moots-price-regulator-open-to-duty-cut-104061401047_1.html| title=18th national steel consumers council chaired by Cabinet Minister  | work=business-standard.com | access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=24th Meeting of Steel Consumer's Council Chaired by Steel {{sic|nolink=y|Ministy}} Of India|url=https://www.industrialnews.in/events/3197-24th-meeting-of-steel-consumer%E2%80%99s-council-chaired-by-steel-ministy-of-india.html|publisher=industrialnews.in|date=3 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=24th Meeting of Steel Consumer's Council Circular|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102937|date=3 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://steel.gov.in/steel%20consumer%20council%2030.09.2014.pdf | work=steel.gov.in | title=Formation of Steel Consumers Council | access-date=14 January 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064221/http://steel.gov.in/steel%20consumer%20council%2030.09.2014.pdf | archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>  are nominated by the Minister of Steel. The tenure of the council was initially fixed for two years, and it was re-constituted on 25 February 2010. The term of the present council is up to 29 February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://steel.nic.in/act/boards.htm|title= Boards Councils Committees|work= steel.gov.in|access-date= 14 January 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160106074502/http://steel.nic.in/act/boards.htm|archive-date= 6 January 2016|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://steel.gov.in/act/arrangement.htm | title=Steel Consumers Council | work=steel.gov.in | access-date=14 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064023/http://steel.gov.in/act/arrangement.htm | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Central Public Sector Units ==
== Central Public Sector Undertakings ==
*[[Steel Authority of India Limited]] (SAIL)
*[[Steel Authority of India Limited]] (SAIL)
*[[National Mineral Development Corporation]] Ltd (NMDC)
*[[NMDC Limited]]
*[[Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited]] (RINL)
*[[Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited]] (RINL)
*[[Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited]] (NINL)
*[[KIOCL Limited]]
*[[Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd]] (KIOCL)
*[[MECON Limited]]
*[[MECON Limited]]
*[[Manganese Ore Limited]] (MOIL)
*[[Manganese Ore Limited]] (MOIL)
*[[MSTC Limited]]
*[[Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Limited, New Delhi ]] (MSTC)
*[[Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited]] (HSCL)
*[[Sponge Iron India Limited]] (SIIL)
*[[Sponge Iron India Limited]] (SIIL)
*[[Bharat Refractories Limited]] (BRL)
*Bird Group of Companies
*[[Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited]] (FSNL)
 
*[[Bird Group of Companies]]
==Cabinet Ministers==
*'''Note:''' I/C {{ndash}} Independent Charge
*'''Key:''' {{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office


==Steel Ministers of India==
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! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel, Mines and Fuel
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Swaran Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Swaran Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1907{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency|Jullundur]]}}
| 17 April 1957
| 10 April 1962
| {{ayd|1957|4|17|1962|4|10}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="width:7em"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency|Pollachi]]}}
| 10 April 1962
| 21 November 1963
| {{ayd|1962|4|10|1963|11|21}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Engineering
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency|Pollachi]]}}
| rowspan="2"| 21 November 1963
| rowspan="2"| 9 June 1964
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1963|11|21|1964|6|9}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel and Mines
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1913{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| rowspan="2"| 9 June 1964
| rowspan="2"| 24 January 1966
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1964|6|9|1966|1|24}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
|-
!No
| [[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]
! Name
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan=2|Term of office
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
! colspan=2| Party
! Prime Minister
|-
|-
|1
! colspan="10"| Minister of Iron and Steel
| [[Swaran Singh]] <br> ''(Steel, Mines, and Fuel)''
|17 April 1957
|10 April 1962
| rowspan="16" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="16" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan=2| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|-
|2
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[C Subramaniam]] <br>'' (Steel and Heavy Industry)''
| [[File:Tribhuvan Narayan Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|10 April 1962
| '''[[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1982)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Minister of State)
|21 November 1963
| 29 January 1966
| 13 March 1967
| {{ayd|1966|1|29|1967|3|13}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel, Mines and Metals
| [[C Subramaniam]]  <br>'' (Steel, Mines, and Heavy Industry)''
|21 November 1963
|09 June 1964
|rowspan=1| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<br>[[Gulzari Lal Nanda]]
|-
|-
|3
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[N. Sanjeeva Reddy]] <br>'' (Steel and Mines)''
| [[File:DrMChannaReddy (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|09 June 1964
| '''[[Marri Chenna Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|24 January 1966
| 16 March 1967
|rowspan=1| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| 24 April 1968
| {{ayd|1967|3|16|1968|4|24}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|4
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]] <br>'' (Iron and Steel)''
| [[File:Prakash Chandra Sethi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|29 January 1966
| '''[[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
|13 March 1967
| 24 April 1968
| rowspan="12" | [[Indira Gandhi]]
| 14 February 1969
| {{ayd|1968|4|24|1969|2|14}}
|-
|-
|5
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering
| [[M. Chenna Reddy]] <br>'' (Steel, Mines, and Metals)''
|16 March 1967
|27 April 1968
|-
|-
|6
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]] <br>'' (Iron and Steel, Mines, and Metals)''
| [[File:C M Poonacha.gif|70px]]
|24 April 1968
| '''[[C. M. Poonacha]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency|Mangalore]]}}
|14 February 1969
| 14 February 1969
| 15 November 1969
| {{ayd|1969|2|14|1969|11|15}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="4"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|7
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[C. M. Poonacha]] <br>'' (Steel and Heavy Engineering)''
| [[File:Swaran Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|14 February 1969
| '''[[Swaran Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1907{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency|Jullundur]]}}
|15 November 1969
| 15 November 1969
| 27 June 1970
| {{ayd|1969|11|15|1970|6|27}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|-
|-
|(1)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[Swaran Singh]]
| [[File:Bali Ram Bhagat portrait.gif|70px]]
''(Steel and Heavy Engineering)''
| '''[[Bali Ram Bhagat]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2011)<br>MP for [[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency|Arrah]]}}
|15 November 1969
| 27 June 1970
|27 June 1970
| 18 March 1971
| {{ayd|1970|6|27|1971|3|18}}
|-
|-
|8
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
| [[File:S. Mohan Kumaramangalam Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
''(Steel and Heavy Engineering)''
| '''[[Mohan Kumaramangalam]]'''<br>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1973)<br>MP for [[Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency|Pondicherry]]}}
|27 June 1970
| 18 March 1971
|18 March 1971
| 2 May 1971
| {{ayd|1971|3|18|1971|5|2}}
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|-
|-
|9
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel and Mines
|[[Surendra Mohan Kumaramangalam]]
''(Steel and Heavy Engineering)''
|18 March 1971
|02 May 1971
|-
|-
|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[Surendra Mohan Kumaramangalam]] <br>'' (Steel and Mines)''
| [[File:S. Mohan Kumaramangalam Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|02 May 1971
| '''[[Mohan Kumaramangalam]]'''<br>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1973)<br>MP for [[Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency|Pondicherry]]}}
|31 May 1973
| 2 May 1971
| 31 May 1973{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| {{ayd|1971|5|2|1973|5|31}}
| rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| rowspan="5"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|10
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
| [[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png|70px]]
'' (Steel and Mines)''
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency|Raebareli]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|6 June 1973
| 31 May 1973
|23 July 1973
| 23 July 1973
| {{ayd|1973|5|31|1973|7|23}}
|-
|-
|11
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[T. A. Pai]]
| [[File:T. A. Pai photo.jpg|70px]]
''(Steel and Mines)''
| '''[[T. A. Pai]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1981)<br>MP for [[Karnataka]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|23 July 1973
| 23 July 1973
|11 January 1974
| 11 January 1974
| {{ayd|1973|7|23|1974|1|11}}
|-
|-
|12
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[Keshav Dev Malviya]]
| [[File:Keshav Dev Malviya portrait.gif|70px]]
'' (Steel and Mines)''
| '''[[Keshav Dev Malviya]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1981)<br>MP for [[Domariyaganj Lok Sabha constituency|Domariyaganj]]}}
|11 January 1974
| 11 January 1974
|10 October 1974
| 10 October 1974
| {{ayd|1974|1|11|1974|10|10}}
|-
|-
|13
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[Chandrajit Yadav]]<br>''(MoS)''
| [[File:Chandrajit Yadav.jpg|70px]]
|10 October 1974
| '''[[Chandrajit Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(1930{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency|Azamgarh]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
|24 March 1977
| 10 October 1974
| 24 March 1977
| {{ayd|1974|10|10|1977|3|24}}
|-
|-
|14
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[Biju Patnaik]]  
| [[File:Biju-Patnaik.jpg|70px]]
'' (Steel and Mines)''
| '''[[Biju Patnaik]]'''<br>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Aska Lok Sabha constituency|Aska]]}}
| 26 March 1977
| 26 March 1977
| 15 July 1979
| 15 July 1979
| [[Janata Party]]
| {{ayd|1977|3|26|1979|7|15}}
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2"| [[Janata Party]]
| [[Morarji Desai]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Morarji Desai]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Party}}; color:white"|  
| [[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 16 July 1979
| 28 July 1979
| {{ayd|1979|7|16|1979|7|28}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal
|-
|-
|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|'' (Steel, Mines and Coal)''
| [[File:Biju-Patnaik.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Biju Patnaik]]'''<br>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Aska Lok Sabha constituency|Aska]]}}
| 30 July 1979
| 30 July 1979
| 14 January 1980
| 14 January 1980
| {{ayd|1979|7|30|1980|1|14}}
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Charan Singh ministry|Charan]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| [[Charan Singh]]
| [[Charan Singh]]
|-
|-
|15
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel and Mines
| [[Pranab Mukherjee]] <br>''(Steel and Mines)''
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee Portrait (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Pranab Mukherjee]]'''<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[West Bengal]] (Rajya Sabha), till 1981<br>MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha), from 1981}}
| 16 January 1980
| 16 January 1980
| 15 January 1982
| 15 January 1982
| rowspan="7" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| {{ayd|1980|1|16|1982|1|15}}
| rowspan="7" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|  
| rowspan="3"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|16
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[N. D. Tiwari]]
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|70px]]
''(Steel and Mines)''
| '''[[N. D. Tiwari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Nainital Lok Sabha constituency|Nainital]]}}
| 15 January 1982
| 15 January 1982
| 14 February 1983
| 14 February 1983
| {{ayd|1982|1|15|1983|2|14}}
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[N. K. P. Salve]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[Maharashtra]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 14 February 1983
| 31 October 1984
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1983|2|14|1984|10|31}}
|-
|-
|17
| 31 October 1984
|[[N. K. P. Salve]]  
| 31 December 1984
''(Steel and Mines)''<br>''(Independent Charge)''
| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
|14 February 1983
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|31 December 1984
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| rowspan="1" | [[Indira Gandhi]] <br> [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|18
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal
| [[Vasant Sathe]] <br>'' (Steel, Mines, and Coal)''
|31 December 1984
|25 September 1985
| rowspan="4" | [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|19
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[K. C. Pant]]<br>'' (Steel and Mines)''
| [[File:Vasant Sathe (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|25 September 1985
| '''[[Vasant Sathe]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2011)<br>MP for [[Wardha Lok Sabha constituency|Wardha]]}}
|12 April 1987
| 31 December 1984
| 25 September 1985
| {{ayd|1984|12|31|1985|9|25}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|(18)
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel and Mines
| [[Vasant Sathe]]
''(Steel and Mines)''
|12 April 1987
|25 July 1987
|-
|-
|20
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[M. L. Fotedar]]
| [[File:Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg|70px]]
'' (Steel and Mines)''
| '''[[K. C. Pant]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|New Delhi]]}}
|25 July 1987
| 25 September 1985
|02 December 1989
| 12 April 1987
| {{ayd|1985|9|25|1987|4|12}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|21
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Dinesh Goswami]]
| [[File:Vasant Sathe (cropped).jpg|70px]]
''(Steel and Mines)''
| '''[[Vasant Sathe]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2011)<br>MP for [[Wardha Lok Sabha constituency|Wardha]]}}
| 06 December 1989
| 12 April 1987
| 25 July 1987
| {{ayd|1987|4|12|1987|7|25}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Makhan Lal Fotedar (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Makhan Lal Fotedar]]'''<br>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 25 July 1987
| 2 December 1989
| {{ayd|1987|7|25|1989|12|2}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}"|
|
| '''[[Dinesh Goswami]]'''<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Assam]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 6 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
| rowspan="1" | [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
| {{ayd|1989|12|6|1990|11|10}}
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Asom Gana Parishad/meta/color}}" |
| [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
| rowspan="1" | [[V. P. Singh]]
| [[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[V. P. Singh]]
|-
|-
|22
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| [[Ashoke Kumar Sen]]
| [[File:Ashoke Sen official portrait.gif|70px]]
''(Steel and Mines)''
| '''[[Ashoke Kumar Sen]]'''<br>{{small|(1913{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[West Bengal]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|21 November 1990
| 21 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
| rowspan="1" |[[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| {{ayd|1990|11|21|1991|6|21}}
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| rowspan="1" | [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel
|-
|-
|23
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Sontosh Mohan Dev]] <br>''(Steel)''
| [[File:Santosh Mohan Dev addressing the press conference in New Delhi on November 20, 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Santosh Mohan Dev]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Silchar Lok Sabha constituency|Silchar]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
|16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
| rowspan="1" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| {{ayd|1991|6|21|1996|5|16}}
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="1" | [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
|-
|24
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
|16 May 1996
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|01 June 1996
| 16 May 1996
| rowspan="1" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 1 June 1996
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| {{ayd|1996|5|16|1996|6|1}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| Self
|-
|-
|25
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| [[File:H. D. Deve Gowda.jpg|70px]]
|01 June 1996
| '''[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1933)<br>''Unelected''}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|29 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
|
| 29 June 1996
|
| {{ayd|1996|6|1|1996|6|29}}
|
| [[Janata Dal]]
| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel and Mines
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Birendra Prasad Baishya.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Birendra Prasad Baishya]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1956)<br>MP for [[Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency|Mangaldoi]]}}
| rowspan="2"| 29 June 1996
| rowspan="2"| 19 March 1998
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1996|6|29|1998|3|19}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|-
|-
|26
| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
| [[Birendra Prasad Baishya]] <br>'' (Steel and Mines)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| 29 June 1996
| [[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
|19 March 1998
| rowspan="1" | [[Asom Gana Parishad]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Asom Gana Parishad/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="1" | [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]<br>[[I. K. Gujral]]
|-
|-
|27
| bgcolor="{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}"|
| [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| [[File:Odisha_CM_Naveen_Patnaik_in_October_2014.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Naveen Patnaik]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Aska Lok Sabha constituency|Aska]]}}
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 13 October 1999
| 13 October 1999
| rowspan="3" | [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| {{ayd|1998|3|19|1999|10|13}}
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Biju Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Steel
|-
|-
|28
| bgcolor="{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}"|
| [[Dilip Ray]] <br>''(Steel)'' <br>''(Independent Charge)''
|
| 13 October 1999  
| '''[[Dilip Ray]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Odisha]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 13 October 1999
| 27 May 2000
| 27 May 2000
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Biju Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| {{ayd|1999|10|13|2000|5|27}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|29
| bgcolor="{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}"|
| [[Braja Kishore Tripathy]] <br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
|
| '''[[Braja Kishore Tripathy]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Puri Lok Sabha constituency|Puri]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 27 May 2000
| 27 May 2000
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
| {{ayd|2000|5|27|2004|5|27}}
|-
|-
|30
| bgcolor="{{party color|Lok Janshakti Party}}"|
|[[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
| [[File:Ram Vilas Paswan (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|23 May 2004
| '''[[Ram Vilas Paswan]]'''<br>{{small|(1946{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency|Hajipur]]}}
|22 May 2009
| 23 May 2004
| rowspan="1" | [[Lok Janshakti Party]]<br><small>([[United Progressive Alliance]])</small>
| 22 May 2009
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Lok Janshakti Party/meta/color}}" |
| {{ayd|2004|5|23|2009|5|22}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Manmohan Singh]]
| [[Lok Janshakti Party]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|-
|31
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Virbhadra Singh]]
| [[File:Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg|70px]]
|28 May 2009
| '''[[Virbhadra Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Mandi Lok Sabha constituency|Mandi]]}}
|19 January 2011
| 28 May 2009
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian National Congress]]<br><small>([[United Progressive Alliance]])</small>
| 19 January 2011
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| {{ayd|2009|5|28|2011|1|19}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
|-
|32
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Beni Prasad Verma]] <br> ''(MoS, Independent Charge till 12 July 2011)''
| [[File:Beni Prasad Verma (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Beni Prasad Verma]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Gonda Lok Sabha constituency|Gonda]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C until 12 Jul 2011)
| 19 January 2011
| 19 January 2011
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
| {{ayd|2011|1|19|2014|5|26}}
|-
|-
|33
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| [[File:Narendra Singh Tomar addressing a press conference after launching the Swachh Sarvekshan (Gramin)- 2017, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 26 May 2014
| '''[[Narendra Singh Tomar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency|Gwalior]]}}
| 05 July 2016
| 27 May 2014
| rowspan="3" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
| 5 July 2016
| rowspan="3" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| {{ayd|2014|5|26|2016|7|5}}
| rowspan="4" | [[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="6"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
|34
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Birender Singh (politician, born 1946)|Birender Singh]]
| [[File:Chaudhary Birender Singh with Venkaiah Naidu (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 05 July 2016
| [[Birender Singh (politician, born 1946)|'''Chaudhary Birender Singh''']]<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Haryana]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 5 July 2016
| 30 May 2019
| 30 May 2019
| {{ayd|2016|7|5|2019|5|30}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan being greeted by the Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dr. M.M. Kutty, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Dharmendra Pradhan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1969)<br>MP for [[Madhya Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 31 May 2019
| 7 July 2021
| {{ayd|2019|5|31|2021|7|7}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}"|
| [[File:R. C. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ramchandra Prasad Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1958)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 7 July 2021
| 6 July 2022
| {{ayd|2021|7|7|2022|7|6}}
| [[Janata Dal (United)]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jyotiraditya Scindia]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1971)<br>MP for [[Madhya Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 6 July 2022
| 9 June 2024
| {{ayd|2022|7|6|2024|6|10}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}"|
| [[File:HDK Minister of Steel.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[H.D. Kumaraswamy]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Mandya Lok Sabha constituency|Mandya]]}}
| 10 June 2024
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|2024|6|10}}
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|}
==Ministers of State==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Fuel
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Keshav Dev Malviya portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Keshav Dev Malviya]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1981)<br>MP for [[Domariyaganj Lok Sabha constituency|Domariyaganj]]<br/>Minister of Mines and Oil from 25 Apr 1957}}
| 17 April 1957
| 10 April 1962
| {{ayd|1957|4|17|1962|4|10}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="width:7em"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Metals
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Prakash Chandra Sethi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]]}}
| 13 March 1967
| 24 April 1968
| {{ayd|13 Mar 1967|24 Apr 1968}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Engineering
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[K. C. Pant]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[Nainital Lok Sabha constituency|Nainital]]}}
| 14 February 1969
| 27 June 1970
| {{ayd|1969|2|14|1970|6|2}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Steel and Mines
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Shah Nawaz Khan.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)|Shah Nawaz Khan]]'''<br>{{small|(1914{{ndash}}1993)<br>MP for [[Meerut Lok Sabha constituency|Meerut]]}}
| 2 May 1971
| 5 February 1973
| {{ayd|1971|5|2|1973|2|5}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Kariya Munda.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kariya Munda]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1936)<br>MP for [[Khunti Lok Sabha constituency|Khunti]]}}
| 14 August 1977
| 28 July 1979
| {{ayd|1977|8|14|1979|7|28}}
| [[Janata Party]]
| [[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[Morarji Desai]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Coal
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Urs)}}"|
| [[File:P.M. Sayeed.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[P. M. Sayeed]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2005)<br>MP for [[Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency|Lakshadweep]]}}
| 4 August 1979
| 14 January 1980
| {{ayd|1979|8|4|1980|1|14}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Charan Singh ministry|Charan]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Charan Singh]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Urs)}}"|
| [[File:Minister of Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj V. Kishore Chandra Deo (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kishore Chandra Deo]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Parvathipuram Lok Sabha constituency|Parvathipuram]]}}
| 4 August 1979
| 14 January 1980
| {{ayd|1979|8|4|1980|1|14}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Steel and Mines
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
| '''Charanjit Chanana'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Delhi]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 15 January 1982
| 2 September 1982
| {{ayd|1982|1|15|1982|9|2}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Ram Dulari Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency|Sheohar]]}}
| 15 January 1982
| 14 February 1983
| {{ayd|1982|1|15|1983|2|14}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
| '''[[Gargi Shankar Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Seoni Lok Sabha constituency|Seoni]]}}
| 2 September 1982
| 6 September 1982
| {{ayd|1982|9|2|1982|9|6}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Coal
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:K. Natwar Singh 2005.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[K. Natwar Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2024)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]<br/>Minister of State, Steel}}
| 31 December 1984
| 25 September 1985
| {{ayd|1984|12|31|1985|9|25}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Steel and Mines
|-
|-
|35
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[Dharmendra Pradhan]]
| [[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Ram Dulari Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency|Sheohar]]<br>Minister of State, Mines}}
| 25 September 1985
| 14 February 1988
| {{ayd|1985|9|25|1988|2|14}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="4"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
| '''[[Ramanand Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1927)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)<br>Minister of State, Mines}}
| 14 February 1988
| 12 April 1988
| {{ayd|1988|2|14|1988|4|12}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
| '''[[Yogendra Makwana]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1933)<br>MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 14 February 1988
| 2 October 1988
| {{ayd|1988|2|14|1988|10|2}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Mahabir Prasad addressing the third meeting of the National Khadi and Village Industries Board (NKVIB), in New Delhi on July 16, 2008.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Mahaveer Prasad]]'''<br>{{small|(1939{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Bansgaon Lok Sabha constituency|Bansgaon]]<br>Minister of State, Mines}}
| 4 July 1989
| 2 November 1989
| {{ayd|1989|7|4|1989|11|2}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|
| '''[[Basavaraj Patil Anwari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1943)<br>MP for [[Koppal Lok Sabha constituency|Koppal]]}}
| 21 November 1990
| 20 February 1991
| {{ayd|1990|11|21|1991|2|20}}
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Steel and Mines
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Ramesh Bais in 2023 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ramesh Bais]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Raipur Lok Sabha constituency|Raipur]]}}
| 19 March 1998
| 13 October 1999
| {{ayd|1998|3|19|1999|10|13}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Steel
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Akhilesh Das Gupta (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Akhilesh Das]]'''<br>{{small|(1961{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 29 January 2006
| 6 April 2008
| {{ayd|2006|1|29|2008|4|6}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Jitin Prasada assuming office as Minister of State, Road Transport and Highways (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jitin Prasada]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1973)<br>MP for [[Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha constituency|Shahjahanpur]]}}
| 6 April 2008
| 22 May 2009
| {{ayd|2008|4|6|2009|5|22}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Shri A. Sai Prathap assumes charge as the Minister of State for Steel, in New Delhi on June 03, 2009 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Sai Prathap Annayyagari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency|Rajampet]]}}
| 28 May 2009
| 19 January 2011
| {{ayd|2009|5|28|2011|1|19}}
| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Vishnu Deo Sai, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Vishnu Deo Sai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency|Raigarh]]}}
| 27 May 2014
| 30 May 2019
| 30 May 2019
| 07 July 2021
| {{ayd|2014|5|27|2019|5|30}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
|36
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Ramchandra Prasad Singh]]
| [[File:Faggan Singh Kulaste addressing function at 7th Indian Organ Donation Day (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 07 July 2021
| '''[[Faggan Singh Kulaste]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Mandla Lok Sabha constituency|Mandla]]}}
| 31 May 2019
| 9 June 2024
| {{ayd|2019|5|31|2024|6|10}}
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Bhupathi.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1967)<br>MP for [[Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency|Narasapuram]]}}
| 11 June 2024
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|2024|6|10}}
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|}
 
==Deputy Ministers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| No.
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2"| Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister
|-
!style="width:6em"| From
!style="width:6em"| To
!Period
|-
!colspan="10"| Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries
|-
!1
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Prakash Chandra Sethi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]]}}
|{{small|8 June}}<br>1962
|{{small|21 November}}<br>1963
!{{ayd|1962|6|8|1963|11|21}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]'''
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
!colspan="10"| Deputy Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Engineering
|-
!rowspan="2"| (1)
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Prakash Chandra Sethi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]]}}
|{{small|21 November}}<br>1963
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1963|11|21|1964|6|9}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]'''
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
|{{small|9 June}}<br>1964
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]'''
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>{{small|(Acting)}}
|-
!colspan="10"| Deputy Minister of Steel and Mines
|-
!rowspan="2"| (1)
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Prakash Chandra Sethi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]]}}
|{{small|15 June}}<br>1964
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1964|6|15|1966|1|24}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]'''
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
|{{small|24 January}}<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]'''
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>{{small|(Acting)}}
|-
!colspan="10"| Deputy Minister of Iron and Steel
|-
!(1)
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Prakash Chandra Sethi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]]}}
|{{small|29 January}}<br>1966
|{{small|13 March}}<br>1967
!{{ayd|1966|1|29|1967|3|13}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
!colspan="10"| Deputy Minister of Steel, Mines and Metals
|-
!2
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|
| rowspan="1" | [[Janata Dal (United)]]<br><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
|'''[[Ram Sewak Chowdhary]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2012)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}" |
|{{small|13 November}}<br>1967
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1969
!{{ayd|1967|11|13|1969|2|14}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
!colspan="10"| Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering
|-
!rowspan="2"| 3
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]'''<br>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag]]}}
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1969
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1971
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1969|2|14|1971|5|2}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1971
|{{small|2 May}}<br>1971
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]'''
|-
!colspan="10"| Deputy Minister of Steel and Mines
|-
!4
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[Subodh Chandra Hansda]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency|Medinipur]]}}
|{{small|5 February}}<br>1973
|{{small|10 October}}<br>1974
!{{ayd|1973|2|6|1974|10|10}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
!5
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Sukhdev Prasad Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Sukhdev Prasad]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}1995)}}<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}
|{{small|5 February}}<br>1973
|{{small|24 March}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1973|2|5|1977|3|24}}
|-
|}
|}


== List of Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Ministers of State in the Ministry of Steel
! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="2" | Term
! Days
|-align=center
|[[Vishnudeo Sai]]
|[[File:The Minister of State for Mines, Steel and Labour & Employment, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai addressing the SIMA conference, in New Delhi on August 01, 2014.jpg|100px]]
|Rowspan=2|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Rowspan=2 bgcolor=FF9933|
|26 May 2014
|30 May 2019
|{{Age in days|2014|5|26|2019|05|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[Faggan Singh Kulaste]]
|[[File:Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste taking charge as the Minister of State for Steel, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|30 May 2019
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2019|05|30}} days
|}
== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://steel.nic.in Ministry of Steel - Official website]
*{{official website|http://steel.nic.in}} of the Ministry of Steel


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Ministry of Steel
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Steel
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersMinistry of Steel
Udyog Bhawan
Dr. Maulana Azad Road
New Delhi,110011
New Delhi
Annual budget₹70.15 crore (US$9.8 million) (2023-24 est.)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Sandeep Pondrik, IAS, Steel Secretary
Websitesteel.gov.in

The Ministry of Steel is an executive branch agency of the Government of India that is responsible for formulating all policies regarding steel production, distribution and pricing in India.[2] As of June 2024, the ministry is headed by a Secretary Rank IAS officer, who is its administrative head, while the political head is a minister of cabinet rank, H.D. Kumaraswamy, assisted by a Minister of State.

Functions of the ministry[edit | edit source]

  • Coordination of data from various sources for the growth of the iron and steel industry in India
  • Formulation of policies in respect of production, pricing, distribution, import and export of iron and steel and ferroalloys
  • Planning and development of and assistance to the entire iron and steel industry in the country
  • Development of the input industries relating to iron ore, manganese ore, refractories and others required by the steel industry

Attached/subordinate offices and institutes[edit | edit source]

  • Joint Plant Committee (JPC)
    • A select organisation whose goal is the promotion of steel, coordinating work of the main producers
  • National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology (NISST)
    • NISST aims to be a single source for all the requirements of the secondary steel sector
  • Biju Patnaik National Steel Institute
    • Situated in Puri, BPNSI is an institute of modern steel technology. It provides education and training, research and development, and consultancy to the steel sector.

Schemes and Programmes[edit | edit source]

  • Bharat Steel
  • National Metallurgist Award Scheme
  • Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS)

Steel Consumers Council[edit | edit source]

The members of the Steel Consumers Council[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] are nominated by the Minister of Steel. The tenure of the council was initially fixed for two years, and it was re-constituted on 25 February 2010. The term of the present council is up to 29 February 2012.[10][11]

Central Public Sector Undertakings[edit | edit source]

Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

  • Note: I/C – Independent Charge
  • Key: † Died in office
Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Steel, Mines and Fuel
Swaran Singh
(1907–1994)
MP for Jullundur 		17 April 1957 10 April 1962 4 years, 358 days Indian National Congress Nehru III Jawaharlal Nehru
Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries
Chidambaram Subramaniam
(1910–2000)
MP for Pollachi 		10 April 1962 21 November 1963 1 year, 225 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Engineering
Chidambaram Subramaniam
(1910–2000)
MP for Pollachi 		21 November 1963 9 June 1964 201 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
Minister of Steel and Mines
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913–1996)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		9 June 1964 24 January 1966 1 year, 229 days Indian National Congress Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
Minister of Iron and Steel
Tribhuvan Narain Singh
(1904–1982)
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State) 		29 January 1966 13 March 1967 1 year, 43 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
Minister of Steel, Mines and Metals
Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919–1996)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		16 March 1967 24 April 1968 1 year, 39 days Indian National Congress Indira II Indira Gandhi
Prakash Chandra Sethi
(1919–1996)
MP for Indore
(Minister of State) 		24 April 1968 14 February 1969 296 days
Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering
C. M. Poonacha
(1910–1990)
MP for Mangalore 		14 February 1969 15 November 1969 274 days Indian National Congress Indira II Indira Gandhi
Swaran Singh
(1907–1994)
MP for Jullundur 		15 November 1969 27 June 1970 224 days Indian National Congress (R)
Bali Ram Bhagat
(1922–2011)
MP for Arrah 		27 June 1970 18 March 1971 264 days
Mohan Kumaramangalam
(1916–1973)
MP for Pondicherry 		18 March 1971 2 May 1971 45 days Indira III
Minister of Steel and Mines
Mohan Kumaramangalam
(1916–1973)
MP for Pondicherry 		2 May 1971 31 May 1973[†] 2 years, 29 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984)
MP for Raebareli
(Prime Minister) 		31 May 1973 23 July 1973 53 days
T. A. Pai
(1922–1981)
MP for Karnataka (Rajya Sabha) 		23 July 1973 11 January 1974 172 days
Keshav Dev Malviya
(1904–1981)
MP for Domariyaganj 		11 January 1974 10 October 1974 272 days
Chandrajit Yadav
(1930–2007)
MP for Azamgarh
(Minister of State) 		10 October 1974 24 March 1977 2 years, 165 days
Biju Patnaik
(1916–1997)
MP for Aska 		26 March 1977 15 July 1979 2 years, 111 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
MP for Surat
(Prime Minister) 		16 July 1979 28 July 1979 12 days
Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal
Biju Patnaik
(1916–1997)
MP for Aska 		30 July 1979 14 January 1980 168 days Janata Party (Secular) Charan Charan Singh
Minister of Steel and Mines
Pranab Mukherjee
(1935–2020)
MP for West Bengal (Rajya Sabha), till 1981
MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha), from 1981 		16 January 1980 15 January 1982 1 year, 364 days Indian National Congress Indira IV Indira Gandhi
N. D. Tiwari
(1925–2018)
MP for Nainital 		15 January 1982 14 February 1983 1 year, 30 days
N. K. P. Salve
(1921–2012)
MP for Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State, I/C) 		14 February 1983 31 October 1984 1 year, 260 days
31 October 1984 31 December 1984 Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal
Vasant Sathe
(1925–2011)
MP for Wardha 		31 December 1984 25 September 1985 268 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of Steel and Mines
K. C. Pant
(1931–2012)
MP for New Delhi 		25 September 1985 12 April 1987 1 year, 199 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Vasant Sathe
(1925–2011)
MP for Wardha 		12 April 1987 25 July 1987 104 days
Makhan Lal Fotedar
(1932–2017)
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		25 July 1987 2 December 1989 2 years, 130 days
Dinesh Goswami
(1935–1991)
MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha) 		6 December 1989 10 November 1990 339 days Asom Gana Parishad Vishwanath V. P. Singh
Ashoke Kumar Sen
(1913–1996)
MP for West Bengal (Rajya Sabha) 		21 November 1990 21 June 1991 212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
Minister of Steel
Santosh Mohan Dev
(1934–2017)
MP for Silchar
(Minister of State, I/C) 		21 June 1991 16 May 1996 4 years, 330 days Indian National Congress Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Self
H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
Unelected
(Prime Minister) 		1 June 1996 29 June 1996 28 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
Minister of Steel and Mines
Birendra Prasad Baishya
(born 1956)
MP for Mangaldoi 		29 June 1996 19 March 1998 1 year, 263 days Asom Gana Parishad Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
Naveen Patnaik
(born 1946)
MP for Aska 		19 March 1998 13 October 1999 1 year, 208 days Biju Janata Dal Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of Steel
Dilip Ray
(born 1954)
MP for Odisha (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State, I/C) 		13 October 1999 27 May 2000 227 days Biju Janata Dal Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Braja Kishore Tripathy
(born 1947)
MP for Puri
(Minister of State, I/C) 		27 May 2000 22 May 2004 4 years, 0 days
Ram Vilas Paswan
(1946–2020)
MP for Hajipur 		23 May 2004 22 May 2009 4 years, 364 days Lok Janshakti Party Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
Virbhadra Singh
(1934–2021)
MP for Mandi 		28 May 2009 19 January 2011 1 year, 236 days Indian National Congress Manmohan II
Beni Prasad Verma
(1941–2020)
MP for Gonda
(Minister of State, I/C until 12 Jul 2011) 		19 January 2011 26 May 2014 3 years, 127 days
Narendra Singh Tomar
(born 1957)
MP for Gwalior 		27 May 2014 5 July 2016 2 years, 40 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Chaudhary Birender Singh
(born 1946)
MP for Haryana (Rajya Sabha) 		5 July 2016 30 May 2019 2 years, 329 days
Dharmendra Pradhan
(born 1969)
MP for Madhya Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		31 May 2019 7 July 2021 2 years, 37 days Modi II
Ramchandra Prasad Singh
(born 1958)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha) 		7 July 2021 6 July 2022 364 days Janata Dal (United)
Jyotiraditya Scindia
(born 1971)
MP for Madhya Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		6 July 2022 9 June 2024 1 year, 340 days Bharatiya Janata Party
H.D. Kumaraswamy
(born 1959)
MP for Mandya 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 57 days Janata Dal (Secular) Modi III

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Fuel
Keshav Dev Malviya
(1904–1981)
MP for Domariyaganj
Minister of Mines and Oil from 25 Apr 1957 		17 April 1957 10 April 1962 4 years, 358 days Indian National Congress Nehru III Jawaharlal Nehru
Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Metals
Prakash Chandra Sethi
(1919–1996)
MP for Indore 		13 March 1967 24 April 1968 1 year, 42 days Indian National Congress Indira II Indira Gandhi
Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Engineering
K. C. Pant
(1931–2012)
MP for Nainital 		14 February 1969 27 June 1970 1 year, 108 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
Minister of State for Steel and Mines
Shah Nawaz Khan
(1914–1993)
MP for Meerut 		2 May 1971 5 February 1973 1 year, 279 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Kariya Munda
(born 1936)
MP for Khunti 		14 August 1977 28 July 1979 1 year, 348 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Coal
P. M. Sayeed
(1941–2005)
MP for Lakshadweep 		4 August 1979 14 January 1980 163 days Indian National Congress (Urs) Charan Charan Singh
Kishore Chandra Deo
(born 1947)
MP for Parvathipuram 		4 August 1979 14 January 1980 163 days
Minister of State for Steel and Mines
Charanjit Chanana
MP for Delhi (Rajya Sabha) 		15 January 1982 2 September 1982 230 days Indian National Congress Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Ram Dulari Sinha
(1922–1994)
MP for Sheohar 		15 January 1982 14 February 1983 1 year, 30 days
Gargi Shankar Mishra
(1919–1990)
MP for Seoni 		2 September 1982 6 September 1982 4 days
Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Coal
K. Natwar Singh
(1929–2024)
MP for Bharatpur
Minister of State, Steel 		31 December 1984 25 September 1985 268 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of State for Steel and Mines
Ram Dulari Sinha
(1922–1994)
MP for Sheohar
Minister of State, Mines 		25 September 1985 14 February 1988 2 years, 142 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Ramanand Yadav
(born 1927)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha)
Minister of State, Mines 		14 February 1988 12 April 1988 58 days
Yogendra Makwana
(born 1933)
MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha) 		14 February 1988 2 October 1988 231 days
Mahaveer Prasad
(1939–2010)
MP for Bansgaon
Minister of State, Mines 		4 July 1989 2 November 1989 121 days
Basavaraj Patil Anwari
(born 1943)
MP for Koppal 		21 November 1990 20 February 1991 91 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
Minister of State for Steel and Mines
Ramesh Bais
(born 1947)
MP for Raipur 		19 March 1998 13 October 1999 1 year, 208 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of State for Steel
Akhilesh Das
(1961–2017)
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		29 January 2006 6 April 2008 2 years, 68 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
Jitin Prasada
(born 1973)
MP for Shahjahanpur 		6 April 2008 22 May 2009 1 year, 46 days
Sai Prathap Annayyagari
(born 1944)
MP for Rajampet 		28 May 2009 19 January 2011 1 year, 236 days Manmohan II
Vishnu Deo Sai
(born 1964)
MP for Raigarh 		27 May 2014 30 May 2019 5 years, 3 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Faggan Singh Kulaste
(born 1959)
MP for Mandla 		31 May 2019 9 June 2024 5 years, 10 days Modi II
Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma
(born 1967)
MP for Narasapuram 		11 June 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 57 days Modi III

Deputy Ministers[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries
1 Prakash Chandra Sethi
(1919–1996)
MP for Indore 		8 June
1962 		21 November
1963 		1 year, 166 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
Deputy Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Engineering
(1) Prakash Chandra Sethi
(1919–1996)
MP for Indore 		21 November
1963 		27 May
1964 		201 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
27 May
1964 		9 June
1964 		Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
(Acting)
Deputy Minister of Steel and Mines
(1) Prakash Chandra Sethi
(1919–1996)
MP for Indore 		15 June
1964 		11 January
1966 		1 year, 223 days Indian National Congress Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
11 January
1966 		24 January
1966 		Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
(Acting)
Deputy Minister of Iron and Steel
(1) Prakash Chandra Sethi
(1919–1996)
MP for Indore 		29 January
1966 		13 March
1967 		1 year, 43 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
Deputy Minister of Steel, Mines and Metals
2 Ram Sewak Chowdhary
(1927–2012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		13 November
1967 		14 February
1969 		1 year, 93 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering
3 Mohammad Shafi Qureshi
(1928–2016)
MP for Anantnag 		14 February
1969 		18 March
1971 		2 years, 77 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
18 March
1971 		2 May
1971 		Indira II
Deputy Minister of Steel and Mines
4 Subodh Chandra Hansda
(1927–2004)
MP for Medinipur 		5 February
1973 		10 October
1974 		1 year, 246 days Indian National Congress Indira II Indira Gandhi
5 Sukhdev Prasad
(1921–1995)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh} 		5 February
1973 		24 March
1977 		4 years, 47 days

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Website of Ministry of Steel on National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "India is the world's third-largest producer of crude steel". steel.ibef.org. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "India overtakes US as 3rd largest steel producer". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Beni Prasad Verma promises 10 steel units in Uttar Pradesh". business-standard.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "18th national steel consumers council chaired by Cabinet Minister". business-standard.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "24th Meeting of Steel Consumer's Council Chaired by Steel Ministy [sic] Of India". industrialnews.in. 3 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "24th Meeting of Steel Consumer's Council Circular". 3 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Formation of Steel Consumers Council" (PDF). steel.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Boards Councils Committees". steel.gov.in. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Steel Consumers Council". steel.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

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