Date: 2025-11-18Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Shri H D Kumaraswamy Union Minister of Steel & Heavy Industries along with Shri Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, visit SAIL Rourkela Steel Plant
On November 18, 2025, Union Minister of Steel & Heavy Industries Shri H D Kumaraswamy, accompanied by Mrs. Anitha Kumaraswamy, Shri Amarendu Prakash (Chairman - Cum- Managing Director (CMD), SAIL) and other officials from the Ministry of Steel, and Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram, visited SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) for two days.
At Rourkela Airport, Shri Kumaraswamy was received by Shri Jual Oram, Shri Durga Charan Tanti (MLA, Raghunathpalli), Shri Alok Verma (Director In-Charge (DIC), RSP with the additional charge of DIC, Bokaro Steel Plant), Shri Ratan Kumar (DIG, CISF), Shri Nitesh Wadhwani (IPS, SP, Rourkela), Executive Directors and many other Senior Officers of Government of Odisha and RSP.
The visit commenced at the Model Room of Learning & Development Department. The Minister inaugurated the State-of-the-art Caster #4 at Steel Melting Shop-2 and observed the operations and the casting of slab in the Caster-4.
The Ministers also visited the project sites of the Pellet Plant and Coke Oven Battery-7 before concluding the plant visit at Hot Strip Mill-2. Mr. Tarun Misra, ED (HR), Mr. B K Giri, ED (Mines Development-CMLO), Mr. Biswaranjan Palai, ED (Works), Mr. Anil Kumar, ED (MM), Mr. M P Singh, ED (Mines-CMLO), Mr. Sudip Pal Chowdhury, ED (Projects) were present during the visit of the visiting dignitaries.
The original press release was posted by PIB Delhi at 8:26 PM on November 18, 2025. The Release ID is 2191411 and the Visitor Counter is 1511.
Key Entities Referenced
Rourkela Steel Plant: A steel plant visited by the Union Ministers and the focus of the announcement regarding inauguration and support.
Ministry of Steel: The ministry under which Shri H D Kumaraswamy serves as Union Minister.
SAIL: Steel Authority of India Limited, the parent organization of Rourkela Steel Plant.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The ministry under which Shri Jual Oram serves as Union Minister.
Ministry of Steel
Shri H D Kumaraswamy Union Minister of Steel
& Heavy Industries along with Shri Jual Oram,
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, visit SAIL
Rourkela Steel Plant
State-of-the-art Caster #4 of Steel Melting Shop-2
inaugurated
Posted On: 18 NOV 2025 8:26PM by PIB Delhi
Shri H D Kumaraswamy Union Minister of Steel & Heavy Industries, Government of India arrived at
Rourkela on a 2-day visit to SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on 18th November, 2025. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Anitha Kumaraswamy, Shri Amarendu Prakash, Chairman - Cum- Managing
Director (CMD), SAIL and other officials from the Ministry of Steel. The Minister was received at
the Rourkela Airport by Shri Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, Shri
Durga Charan Tanti, MLA, Raghunathpalli, Shri Alok Verma, Director In-Charge (DIC), RSP with the
additional charge of DIC, Bokaro Steel Plant, Shri Ratan Kumar, DIG, CISF, Shri Nitesh Wadhwani,
IPS, SP, Rourkela, Executive Directors and many other Senior Officers of Government of Odisha and
RSP. A Guard of Honour was accorded to the Minister by the CISF, RSP unit at the airport.
Soon after his arrival, Shri Kumaraswamy along with Shri Jual Oram, Shri Durga Charan Tanti and
other esteemed dignitaries proceeded to the Plant. The Plant visit commenced from the Model Room
of Learning & Development Department. There he was appraised with the functioning of the entire
Plant.Thereafter the Ministers went to Steel Melting Shop-2 where he inaugurated the State-of-the-art
Caster #4. Shri Kumaraswamy keenly observed the operations and the casting of slab in the Caster-4
and congratulated the RSP collective for the successful roll out of the project. “The Government of
India, under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, is committed to providing
all necessary support for the growth and development of Rourkela Steel Plant,” he added. Shri Oram
lauded the efforts of the RSP collective and assured continued support for the progress of the steel
plant, recalling his fond memories associated with Plant. Shri Amarendu Prakash also spoke on the
occasion and commended the RSP collective for their dedication and performance.
The Ministers also visited the project sites of the Pellet Plant and Coke Oven Battery-7. The Plant
visit concluded at Hot Strip Mill-2. At every place he was appraised about the unit, current status and
future plans.Mr. Tarun Misra, ED (HR), Mr. B K Giri, ED (Mines Development-CMLO), Mr. Biswaranjan Palai,
ED (Works), Mr. Anil Kumar, ED (MM), Mr. M P Singh, ED (Mines-CMLO), Mr. Sudip Pal
Chowdhury, ED (Projects) were present during the visit of the visiting dignitaries.
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