Team News Riveting
New Delhi, October 20
The centre is focussing on rural India to enhance the consumption of steel post pandemic period.
“I urge industry leaders to come up with a detailed roadmap towards fulfilling steel requirements of the rural sector,” Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said while addressed a webinar on ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat: Fostering steel usage in Rural economy-Agriculture.
Their focus is on increasing steel usage in rural India, which will in-turn increase consumption, and infuse new employment and self-employment opportunities, he added.
There are immense opportunities in the rural sector to foster steel demand. Projects started under the recently-announced 1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, establishment of 5000 CBG plants and several other key govt. initiatives, like PMAY involve greater steel usage.
Pradhan mentioned that rural India holds key to enhancing per-capita steel usage in the country. It will bring greater strength to society, ensure rural development
“We are developing 5000 Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants across the country. Reserve Bank of India has recently included CBG in the priority sector. We are working on making ethanol from rice. The mission to ensure housing for all, investments in rural roads, railway infra augmentation and impetus to agriculture will all create greater steel demand. Enhancing per-capita steel consumption is in the interest of all,” he said.
