Question: The first meeting of the National Steel Consumers’ Council was held on 21st January, 2017 in …
(a) Mumbai
(b) Katak
(c) Ranchi
(d) Tata Nagar
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 21st January, 2017 the first meeting of the National Steel Consumers’ Council was held under the Chairmanship of the Union Steel Minister Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh in Mumbai.
- The function of the Steel Consumer Council is to advise Government on matters relating to supply, availability, quality and the market trends of iron and steel.
- This meeting was attended by representatives of various ministries, several industry associations, producers and consumers of iron & steel Industry, house builders and related industries, industry experts and steel makers including SAIL, RINL and TATA Steel etc.
- This meeting would provide a vibrant platform to discuss the domestic steel industry scenario, the global steel trends, and benefits of using steel and on how to boost the domestic steel consumption.
- India has become the third largest steel producer in the world; while the domestic steel consumption remains at only 60 Kgs per capita.
- There has been continued thrust from the Ministry of Steel to boost domestic steel consumption by exploring the versatile steel uses.
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