Country's steel production increased from 22 million tonnes in 1990 to nearly 140 million tonnes now: Dharmendra Pradhan

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today said that the country's steel production has increased from 22 million tonnes in 1990 to nearly 140 million tonnes now. He was addressing the function organized on Chintan Shivir: Towards a Vibrant, Efficient and Globally Competitive Indian Steel Sector in New Delhi. He said, the country is currently importing only two to three million tonnes of steel. Mr Pradhan expressed hope that in the next two to three years,...