Ministry of Steel initiative of Make in Steel – Make in India

Ministry of Steel initiative of Make in Steel

Question: A contest was conducted to popularized steel and inviting ideas by the Ministry of Steel is:
(a) #myLOVESTEELideas
(b) # myAFFECTIONSTEELideas
(c) # myCUTESTEELideas
(d) None of the Above
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • A contest was conducted to popularize use of steel and inviting ideas in steel sector called #myLOVESTEELideas.
  • The per capita consumption ha s risen from 59 kg in 2013-14 to 69 kg in 2017-18. India has produced 103 Million Tonnes of steel in 2017-18.
  • The capacity of steel production has increased from 97 Million Tonnes in 2012-13 to 138 Million Tonnes in 2017-18.
  • The Ministry of Steel utilized MyGov platform to crowd source ideas for increasing steel consumption in India. A contest was conducted inviting ideas in steel sector called #myLOVESTEELideas:
  • Flagship programmes like 100 Smart Cities Mission, Housing for all Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation and high-speed bullet trains and metro trains all will hugely contribute in increasing steel demand in our country.
  • In 2018, the scrapping policy of Ministry of steel is being finalized.

Links:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=186572
http://steel.gov.in/make-india