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SME Times News Bureau | 01 Apr, 2015
Stating that India has overtaken the US in steel production, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country has to compete with
China, which is far ahead.
"India has surpassed America in steel
production. But, we are still behind China and when I talk about Make
in India, we would not accept to stay behind anyone. We have to increase
our production," said Modi after inaugurating the modernized and
expanded steel unit of Rourkela Steel Plant at Rourkela in Odisha.
The
Rs.12,000-crore project has more than doubled the plant's capacity to
4.5 million tonnes per annum from 2 mtpa. The prime minister said India
can grow with its youth power, which accounts for about 65 percent of
the total population.
He said if the youth get employment and
proper skill development, the country would prosper and move fast in the
coming 10 years. He said mineral resources should be properly utilized
for development of the people and industries.
Modi said trading of mineral resources to other countries may help the economy, but it would not build the future of India.
Stating
that minerals should have value addition and generate employment, he
said the whole world is now interested in investing in the country,
which was not the case in the last decade.
"We want to invite the
world to invest in India and I can assure that they would get highest
return compared to other parts of the world," said Modi.
Emphasizing
the need for balanced development of all states, the prime minister
said his focus is on the development of the country's eastern parts,
which are lagging behind the western region.
"The eastern region
should be developed. When the western part of India is developing, we
have to concentrate on the eastern region," Modi said.
He said
the central government has hiked royalty on minerals benefiting Odisha
after coming to power, and increased allocation to Rs.25,000 crore in
the 14th Finance Commission, which had reached to Rs.18,000 crore in
last 60 years.
"Odisha must be developed if country has to progress," said the prime minister.
He
said the coal bearing states, including Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Bihar,
would be benefited following the auction of the minerals.
He
said through a transparent auction of just 20 out of 204 coal mines
cancelled by the Supreme Court, the country has earned over Rs.2 lakh
crore.
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India has to excel in steel production
Arun Thapar | Wed Apr 8 21:57:24 2015
it is heartening to learn about the vision of PM on excelling as no.1 in in the world in steel production and it should also mean lowest in per ton production cost with lest consumption of energy.
About youth power and the the potential to tap it thru training and employment is the ultimate goal.
It is definitely the best policy to not to only export the
Minerals but to convert them in to value added product with in the country.
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