The Union Steel Minister Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh gave away Steel Awards 2018, instituted by Steel Users Federation of India (SUFI) in Mumbai today December 9, 2018.
Addressing the media on the sidelines of the event, the Minister informed that the production target for steel is 250 million tons and that the capacity is targeted to be increased by 300 million tons by the year 2030. He said that during the last four years, the per capita steel consumption in the country has gone up from 56 kg to 68 kg. The Minister expressed his satisfaction with this trend.
Speaking on BIS in steel industry, the Minister said that steel products have been brought under BIS in order to provide a level playing field. He added that this is in the interest of secondary steel.
Replying to a query, Shri Singh informed that in the first 9 months of the year 2018, crude steel production in India has increased by 5.5% and nearly 84 million tonnes of steel have been produced. He said that National Steel Policy 2017 welcomes transfer of technology and FDI. He added that the Government has set up the apex R&D umbrella organization, Steel Research & Technology Mission of India (SRTMI), which ensures that all players in the steel sector are able to reap the advantages of research and innovation efforts made in the sector. This is in contrast to isolated efforts being done earlier, the impact of which was limited, said the Minister.
The Minister informed that for the first time, an Award Scheme for secondary steel sector was instituted by the Government this year, to recognize the contribution of the sector for their contribution to the national economy. He added that the response has been very good. He said that an integrated effort is required from the secondary steel sector as well, in order to move ahead. He added that this approach has been reaping good dividends.
Speaking on steel PSUs, the Minister cited the example of SAIL and said that there has been a total turnaround in the steel sector.
Start giving awards to end-consumers of steel products from the next year onwards: Steel Minister to SUFICritical for the Indian steel sector and the Indian industry to place a heightened focus on research and innovation: Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh“Indian steel industry must aim to be number-one in quality”
The Union Steel Minister Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh gave away Steel Awards 2018 instituted by Steel Users Federation of India (SUFI) in Mumbai today December 9, 2018. Chairman, Tata Group, Shri Ratan Naval Tata was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award in absentia. The list of awardees is given below.
Sl. No | Recipient | Award |
1 | Shri Ratan Naval Tata, Chairman, Tata Group | Lifetime Achievement Award |
2 | Shri Vipul Mathur, CEO, Welspun Corp. Ltd. | Hall of Fame Steel CEO of the Year |
3 | Tata Steels Ltd. | Steel Mills Steel Company of the Year |
4 | Maharashtra Seamless Ltd. | Steel Users Steel Company of the Year |
6 | POSCO Maharashtra Steel Pvt. Ltd. | Steel Mills Engineering Steel Company of the Year |
7 | Naresh Steel Industries Pvt. Ltd. | Steel Traders Engineering Steel Company of the Year |
8 | JSW Steels Ltd. | Special Category SUFI “Make in India” Award |
9 | M. Junction | Special Category SUFI “Digital India” Award |
10 | Metal Street | Special Category SUFI “Startup India” Award |
The Minister presented the awards and exhorted everyone present to work together and build on this momentum.
Addressing the gathering, the Steel Minister suggested SUFI to start giving awards to end-consumers of steel products from the next year onwards. Noting that the Government has set a target of 300 million production capacity by the year 2030, Shri Singh said that production is slated to increase in India, while it is being cut down in many other countries. He said the need now is to promote consumption of steel products, by involving end-users of steel products.
Stating that SUFI can play an important role in addressing this challenge, Shri Singh said that there is need for innovation in consumption and in reaching out to users in innovative ways. The Minister observed that the world per capita steel consumption is 208 kg, while the corresponding figure for rural India is 10 kg. He asked SUFI to take charge of this and to see that SUFI works in a focused manner for increasing steel consumption. The Minister underlined the need for re-imagination in marketing, in order to increase consumption.
Noting that 10 lakh crore rupees to be invested by 2030 for increasing the domestic production capacity, the Minister spoke of the need to start indigenous production of machinery that would be required to ramp up steel production in India.
The Minister said that it is critical for the Indian steel sector and the Indian industry to place a heightened focus on research and innovation. He added that merely updating technology is not innovation. Asserting that India cannot afford a slow-paced progress, Shri Singh said that India needs a speedy progress and that too with transformation. The growth of a nation is reflected in the level of steel production and consumption. However, if the production and consumption is one’s own, that will usher in a greater degree of confidence, said the Minister.
Shri Singh said that as users of steel, the industry can help spread the message that steel is the material for the future, by sharing their experience at the right platforms. The Minister said that the industry needs to be convinced about the advantages of using steel for specific needs. He said that organizations like SUFI should convince other stakeholders and decision-makers about the advantages of using steel.
On the occasion, the Minister participated in an in-conversation session with the President, SUFI, Mr. Nikunj Turakhia. The Minister said that the National Steel Policy 2017 was designed keeping in mind the need to give level playing field for the primary and secondary steel sectors. He said that there has been an attempt to give preference to domestically produced steel, provided it is of good quality. He said that this has resulted in a saving of around 6,000 crore rupees in the last year or so. He added that in order to improve quality, steel products have been added to BIS.
The Minister exuded confidence that the Indian steel industry will continue to lead the growth trend in global steel scenario. He asserted that the future belongs to steel and that India is the rightful claimant for the top-notch position on world steel map. He said that Indian steel industry must aim to be number-one in quality.
Earlier, addressing the media on the sidelines of the event, the Minister informed that the production target for steel is 250 million tons and that the capacity is targeted to be increased by 300 million tons by the year 2030. He said that during the last four years, the per capita steel consumption in the country has gone up from 56 kg to 68 kg. The Minister expressed his satisfaction with this trend.
Speaking on BIS in steel industry, the Minister said that steel products have been brought under BIS in order to provide a level playing field. He added that this is in the interest of secondary steel.
Replying to a query, Shri Singh informed that in the first 9 months of the year 2018, crude steel production in India has increased by 5.5% and nearly 84 million tonnes of steel have been produced. He said that National Steel Policy 2017 welcomes transfer of technology and FDI. He added that the Government has set up the apex R&D umbrella organization, Steel Research & Technology Mission of India (SRTMI), which ensures that all players in the steel sector are able to reap the advantages of research and innovation efforts made in the sector. This is in contrast to isolated efforts being done earlier, the impact of which was limited, said the Minister.
The Minister informed that for the first time, an Award Scheme for secondary steel sector was instituted by the Government this year, to recognize the contribution of the sector for their contribution to the national economy. He added that the response has been very good. He said that an integrated effort is required from the secondary steel sector as well, in order to move ahead. He added that this approach has been reaping good dividends.
Speaking on steel PSUs, the Minister cited the example of SAIL and said that there has been a total turnaround in the steel sector.
Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra, Shri Raj K. Purohit and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Shri Gopal Shetty were present on the occasion.
पुढील वर्षीपासून पोलाद उत्पादनांच्या ग्राहकांनाही सुफी ने पुरस्कार द्यावा.
संशोधन आणि नवनिर्मिती वर भर देणे पोलाद उद्योगासाठी अत्यावश्यक आहे.
भारतीय पोलाद उद्योगाने गुणवत्तेमध्ये सर्वोत्तम होण्याचे ध्येय ठेवायला हवे: श्री चौधरी बिरेंद्र सिंग
केंद्रीय पोलाद मंत्री श्री चौधरी बिरेंद्र सिंग यांच्या हस्ते स्टील युजर्स फेडरेशन ऑफ इंडिया च्या वतीने देण्यात येणाऱ्या पोलाद पुरस्कार 2018 चे वितरण करण्यात आले. टाटा ग्रुप चे चेअरमन श्री रतन टाटा यांना जीवनगौरव पुरस्कार देण्यात आला.
पुरस्कार विजेत्यांची पूर्ण माहिती खालीलप्रमाणे
Sl. No Recipient Award
1 श्री रतन टाटा, चेअरमन टाटा ग्रुप जीवन गौरव पुरस्कार
2 श्री विपुल माथुर, सीईओ, वेलस्पन ग्रुप हॉल ऑफ फेम स्टील सीईओ ऑफ द यीअर
3 टाटा स्टील्स लिमिटेड स्टील मिल्स स्टील कंपनी ऑफ द यीअर
4 महाराष्ट्र सीमलेस लिमिटेड
स्टील युजर्स स्टील कंपनी ऑफ द यीअर
5 स्टील ट्रेडर्स स्टील कंपनी ऑफ द यीअर
6 पॉस्को महाराष्ट्र स्टील प्रायवेट लिमिटेड
स्टील मिल्स इंजीनियरींग स्टील कंपनी ऑफ द यीअर
7 स्टील युजर्स इंजीनियरींग स्टील कंपनी ऑफ द यीअर
8 नरेश स्टील इंडस्ट्रीज प्रायवेट लिमिटेड स्टील ट्रेडर्स इंजीनियरींग स्टील कंपनी ऑफ द यीअर
9 जे एस डब्लू स्टील्स लिमिटेड स्पेशल कॅटेगरी सुफी मेक इन इंडिया पुरस्कार
10 एम जंक्शन स्पेशल कॅटेगरी सुफी डिजिटल इंडिया पुरस्कार
11 मेटल स्ट्रीट स्पेशल कॅटेगरी सुफी स्टार्ट अप इंडिया पुरस्कार
12 स्पेशल कॅटेगरी सुफी इनवेस्ट इंडिया पुरस्कार
समारंभाला संबोधताना पोलाद मंत्री म्हणाले की सरकारने 2030 पर्यंत 300 दशलक्ष टन पोलाद उत्पादनाचे लक्ष्य ठेवले आहे. इतर देशात पोलाद वापर कमी होत असताना भारतात मात्र तो वाढतो आहे व त्याला आणखी प्रोत्साहन देण्यासाठी पुढील वर्षापासून सुफी ने पोलाद ग्राहकांनाही पुरस्कार द्यावा, असेही ते म्हणाले
पोलादाच्या वापरावर देशाचा विकास ठरतो जागतिक दरडोई पोलाद वापर 208 किलो असताना ग्रामीण भारतात मात्र तो 10 किलो आहे याकडे लक्ष वेधून श्री सिंग म्हणाले की जरी गेल्या केवळ चार वर्षात भारतातील पोलाद वापर 56 किलो वरून 68 किलोवर गेला असला तरी भारतात पोलाद वापराला आणखी वाव आहे.
सुफीचे अध्यक्ष श्री निकुंज तुरखिया यांच्याशी संभाषणादरम्यान श्री सिंग म्हणाले की राष्ट्रीय पोलाद नीती ही प्राथमिक आणि दुय्यम पोलाद क्षेत्राला समान संधी देण्यासाठी बनवण्यात आली आहे. व त्यासाठी BIS मानांकने पोलाद उद्योगाला लागू करण्यात आली आहेत. देशांतर्गत उत्पादन झालेल्या उच्च दर्जाच्या पोलादाला चालना दिल्याने गेल्या वर्षात 6000 कोटींची बचत झाल्याचे ते म्हणाले. पोलाद उद्योगात संशोधनाला वाव देण्यासाठी Steel Research & Technology Mission of India (SRTMI) ची स्थापना करण्यात आली असल्याचे श्री सिंग म्हणाले.
पुरस्कार विजेत्यांचे अभिनंदन करताना श्री सिंग म्हणाले, मला विश्वास आहे की भारत पोलाद क्षेत्रातील नेतृत्त्व असेच सुरु ठेवेल. भविष्य हे पोलाद धातूचे आहे आणि सर्वांनी मिळून काम केले तर पुढील दशक हे भारतीय पोलाद उद्योगाचे असेल. स्टील इंडस्ट्रीमधील सर्वांनी पोलादाच्या उज्ज्वल भविष्याचा संदेश सुदूर पोहोचवण्याची गरज आहे. विविध क्षेत्रातील पोलादाच्या उपयुक्ततेबद्दल विविध क्षेत्रात जनजागृती करण्यासाठी खाजगी क्षेत्राने प्रयत्न करण्याची गरज आहे. सुफी सारख्या संघटना ही कामे करू शकतात. उत्पादन आणि बाजारपेठा विकासासाठीही सुफी सारख्या संस्थांनी प्रयत्न करण्याची गरज आहे.
पोलाद वापराचे महत्त्व लोकांपर्यंत पोहोचवणे हे खाजगी क्षेत्राचे महत्त्वाचे काम आहे, केवळ पोलादाचे महत्त्व सांगून न थांबता पोलाद क्षेत्रात सतत नवीन संशोधन करण्याची गरज श्री सिंग यांनी व्यक्त केली.
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