Dharmendra Pradhan urges organizations in oil and gas to procure domestic steel

17 Jun 2020 Evaluate
With an aim to build an Atmanirbhar Bharat, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has stressed on enhancing domestic steel usage in the country and reducing import dependence for meeting oil & gas sector’s steel requirements. He also added that steel and oil & gas sectors have close linkage, and it is time to take it to a new pedestal.

The Minister said that having strong linkage with the sectors like construction, oil & gas, automobiles, machinery among others, Indian steel sector has got a fundamental role to play in realizing India’s dream of becoming Aatmanirbhar Bharat. He further said that Indian steel sector can strive to be a major player at the global stage, only after it fulfills all the domestic requirements.

Dharmendra Pradhan also mentioned that the domestic steel manufacturers have all the capabilities to cater to the future requirements for steel in the sector. He said that meeting steel demand domestically and reducing import dependence will significantly enhance employment opportunities in the sector and would also give boost to growth of MSMEs in steel sector and lead them to produce more value-added products.

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