(a) whether the Government has approved the draft framework for the development of steel clusters in India;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) wether the State of Andhra Pradesh has been sanctioned any new steel cluster and whether they come under ancillary and downstream cluster or value added cluster under this framework ; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)
(a)to(d): The Ministry of Steel has prepared a draft framework policy for development of steel clusters in the country. The draft framework policy for development of steel clusters is aimed at facilitating setting up of greenfield steel clusters along with development & expansion of existing steel clusters. The steel clusters shall not only help the country become Atma Nirbhar in value added Steel and capital goods but would also generate employment, especially in the Eastern part of the Country covering the States of Chhattishgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Orisha and Andhra Pradesh as part of the “Purvodaya” initiative of the Ministry of Steel.
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