# Ministry of Steel

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. 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

* 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
* 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

* 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.

## Steel Consumers Council

The members of the Steel Consumers Council 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.

## Central Public Sector Undertakings

* Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
* National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)
* Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
* Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL)
* MECON Limited
* Manganese Ore Limited (MOIL)
* MSTC Limited
* Sponge Iron India Limited (SIIL)
* Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited (FSNL)

## Cabinet Ministers

* Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
* Key: $^†$ Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| Minister of Steel, Mines and Fuel ||||||||||
| 1 | | | 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 ||||||||||
| 2 | | | Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000) MP for Palani | 10 April 1962 | 21 November 1963 | 1 year, 225 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Industries ||||||||||
| (2) | | | Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000) MP for Palani | 21 November 1963 | 27 May 1964 | 201 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| (2) | | | Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000) MP for Palani | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 201 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) |
| Minister of Steel and Mines ||||||||||
| 3 | | | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 229 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 3 | | | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 1 year, 229 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) |
| Minister of Iron and Steel ||||||||||
| 4 | | | Tribhuvan Narain Singh (1904–1982) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh (MoS) | 29 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 43 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Steel ||||||||||
| 5 | | | Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 13 March 1967 | 24 April 1968 | 1 year, 42 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 6 | | | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore (MoS) | 24 April 1968 | 14 February 1969 | 296 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering ||||||||||
| 7 | | | C. M. Poonacha (1910–1990) MP for Mangalore | 14 February 1969 | 15 November 1969 | 274 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| (1) | | | Swaran Singh (1907–1994) MP for Jullundur | 15 November 1969 | 27 June 1970 | 224 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 8 | | | Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) MP for Arrah | 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | 264 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | Mohan Kumaramangalam (1916–1973) MP for Pondicherry | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | 45 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Steel and Mines ||||||||||
| (9) | | | 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 | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 10 | | | T. A. Pai (1922–1981) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 23 July 1973 | 11 January 1974 | 172 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 11 | | | Keshav Dev Malviya (1904–1981) MP for Domariyaganj | 11 January 1974 | 10 October 1974 | 272 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 12 | | | Chandrajit Yadav (1930–2007) MP for Azamgarh (MoS) | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | 2 years, 165 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 13 | | | Biju Patnaik (1916–1997) MP for Aska | 26 March 1977 | 15 July 1979 | 2 years, 111 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 13 | | | Biju Patnaik (1916–1997) MP for Aska | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 168 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | Charan Singh |
| 14 | | | Pranab Mukherjee (1935–2020) Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal, till 1981 Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat, from 1981 | 16 January 1980 | 15 January 1982 | 1 year, 364 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 15 | | | N. D. Tiwari (1925–2018) MP for Nainital | 15 January 1982 | 14 February 1983 | 1 year, 30 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 16 | | | N. K. P. Salve (1921–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra (MoS, I/C) | 14 February 1983 | 31 October 1984 | 1 year, 260 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 16 | | | N. K. P. Salve (1921–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra (MoS, I/C) | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 1 year, 260 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 17 | | | Vasant Sathe (1925–2011) MP for Wardha | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 18 | | | K. C. Pant (1931–2012) MP for New Delhi | 25 September 1985 | 12 April 1987 | 1 year, 199 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| (17) | | | Vasant Sathe (1925–2011) MP for Wardha | 12 April 1987 | 25 July 1987 | 104 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 19 | | | Makhan Lal Fotedar (1932–2017) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 25 July 1987 | 2 December 1989 | 2 years, 130 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 20 | | | Dinesh Goswami (1935–1991) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam | 6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 339 days | Asom Gana Parishad | Vishwanath | V. P. Singh |
| 21 | | | Ashoke Kumar Sen (1913–1996) Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal | 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 212 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar |
| Minister of Steel ||||||||||
| 22 | | | Santosh Mohan Dev (1934–2017) MP for Silchar (MoS, I/C) | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 330 days | Indian National Congress (I) | 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 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| – | | | 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 |
| 23 | | | Birendra Prasad Baishya (born 1956) MP for Mangaldoi | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 1 year, 263 days | Asom Gana Parishad | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 23 | | | Birendra Prasad Baishya (born 1956) MP for Mangaldoi | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 1 year, 263 days | Asom Gana Parishad | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 24 | | | 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 |
| 25 | | | Dilip Ray (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha (MoS, I/C) | 13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | 227 days | Biju Janata Dal | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 26 | | | Braja Kishore Tripathy (born 1947) MP for Puri (MoS, I/C) | 27 May 2000 | 22 May 2004 | 4 years, 0 days | Biju Janata Dal | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 27 | | | 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 |
| 28 | | | Virbhadra Singh (1934–2021) MP for Mandi | 28 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 236 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 29 | | | Beni Prasad Verma (1941–2020) MP for Gonda (MoS, I/C until 12 July 2011) | 19 January 2011 | 26 May 2014 | 3 years, 127 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 30 | | | Narendra Singh Tomar (born 1957) MP for Gwalior | 26 May 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 2 years, 40 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 31 | | | Chaudhary Birender Singh (born 1946) Rajya Sabha MP for Haryana | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | 2 years, 329 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 32 | | | Dharmendra Pradhan (born 1969) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
| 33 | | | Ramchandra Prasad Singh (born 1958) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 7 July 2021 | 6 July 2022 | 364 days | Janata Dal (United) | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
| 34 | | | Jyotiraditya Scindia (born 1971) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 6 July 2022 | 10 June 2024 | 1 year, 340 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
| 35 | | | H.D. Kumaraswamy (born 1959) MP for Mandya | 10 June 2024 | incumbent | 272 days | Janata Dal (Secular) | Modi III | Narendra Modi |

## Ministers of State

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Fuel ||||||||||
| 1 | | | Keshav Dev Malviya (1904–1981) MP for Domariyaganj | 17 April 1957 | 25 April 1957 | 8 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| (1) | | | Keshav Dev Malviya (1904–1981) MP for Domariyaganj Minister of Mines and Oil | 25 April 1957 | 10 April 1962 | 4 years, 350 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of State for Steel, Mines and Metals ||||||||||
| 2 | | | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore (MoS) | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 296 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering ||||||||||
| 3 | | | 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 ||||||||||
| 4 | | | 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 |
| 5 | | | Kariya Munda (born 1936) MP for Khunti | 14 August 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 1 year, 348 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 6 | | | P. M. Sayeed (1941–2005) MP for Lakshadweep | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 163 days | Indian National Congress (Urs) | Charan | Charan Singh |
| 7 | | | Kishore Chandra Deo (born 1947) MP for Parvathipuram | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 163 days | Indian National Congress (Urs) | Charan | Charan Singh |
| 8 | | | Charanjit Chanana MP for Delhi (Rajya Sabha) | 15 January 1982 | 2 September 1982 | 230 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | Ram Dulari Sinha (1922–1994) MP for Sheohar | 15 January 1982 | 14 February 1983 | 1 year, 30 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 10 | | | Gargi Shankar Mishra (born 1919) MP for Seoni | 2 September 1982 | 6 September 1982 | 4 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 11 | | | K. Natwar Singh (born 1929) MP for Bharatpur (MoS, Steel) | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| (9) | | | Ram Dulari Sinha (1922–1994) MP for Sheohar (MoS, Mines) | 25 September 1985 | 14 February 1988 | 2 years, 142 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 12 | | | Ramanand Yadav (born 1927) MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha) (MoS, Mines) | 14 February 1988 | 12 April 1988 | 58 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 13 | | | Yogendra Makwana (born 1933) MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha) | 14 February 1988 | 2 October 1988 | 231 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 14 | | | Mahaveer Prasad (1939–2010) MP for Bansgaon (MoS, Mines) | 4 July 1989 | 2 November 1989 | 121 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 15 | | | 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 ||||||||||
| 16 | | | 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 |
| 17 | | | 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 |
| 18 | | | Jitin Prasada (born 1973) MP for Shahjahanpur | 6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | 1 year, 46 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 19 | | | Sai Prathap Annayyagari (born 1944) MP for Rajampet | 28 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 236 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 20 | | | Vishnudeo Sai (born 1964) MP for Raigarh | 26 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 5 years, 4 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 21 | | | Faggan Singh Kulaste (born 1959) MP for Mandla | 31 May 2019 | 10 June 2024 | 5 years, 10 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
| 22 | | | Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma (born 1967) MP for Narasapuram | 11 June 2024 | Incumbent | 272 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | Narendra Modi |

## Deputy Ministers

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| 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 |
| (1) | | | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 201 days | Indian National Congress | 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 |
| (1) | | | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 1 year, 223 days | Indian National Congress | 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 (born 1927) 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 |
| 3 | | | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (1928–2016) MP for Anantnag | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | 2 years, 77 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 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 | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |