By Our Correspondent
KONARK/BHUBANESWAR: Union Steel Minister RCP Singh flanked by MoS, Steel and Rural Deployment Falgan Singh Kulaste and Odisha Steel Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick on Friday inaugurated the 2-Days Conference of Ministers of Mines- Industries from States at Konark in Puri in Odisha.
Union Steel Minister, Singh was chairing ‘Conference with Mines and Industry Ministers’ of mineral rich states of the country. The State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan were participating in the conference. The Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development Faggan Singh Kulaste was also addressing the two day Conference.
Ministry of Steel, was hosting the ‘Conference with Mines and Industry Ministers’ with the objective for better coordination between the State and Central governments and to offer an opportunity of presentation and interaction on matters related to Mining leases, Environment Clearances, Forest Clearances of ongoing and new mining projects.
Considering the complementary role of state governments in facilitating business, Government will use the opportunity to showcase the ₹6,322 crore PLI Scheme for Specialty Steel to the participating states.
Further, an interactive session to understand the concerns of Secondary Steel Sector will be held during the event. Senior Officers from Union and State ministries of Steel, Mines and Industries, State and Central Public Sector Undertakings will be present during the sessions.
