* India’s finished steel consumption is anticipated to increase to 230 MT by 2030-31 from 133.596 MT in FY22.
* As of December 2022, India was the world’s second-largest producer of crude steel, with an output of 124.5 MT of crude steel and finished steel production of 117.6 MT, in CY22.
* The industry is witnessing consolidation of players, which has led to investment by entities from other sectors. The ongoing consolidation also presents an opportunity to global players to enter the Indian market.
* In October 2021, the government announced guidelines for the approved specialty steel production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme.
* Under the Union Budget 2023-24, the government allocated Rs. 70.15 crore (US$ 8.6 million) to the Ministry of Steel.
* In April-November 2022, the production of crude steel in India stood at 81.96 MT.
* Easy availability of low-cost manpower and presence of abundant iron ore reserves make India competitive in the global set up.
* India is home to fifth-highest reserves of iron ore in the world.
India is tyhe world's largest producer of crude steel, and is currently doubling its production capacity.
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