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Updated: Jan 12, 2020 01:35 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 12 (ANI): Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday
launched PURVODAYA: Accelerated development of eastern India through integrated steel hub in Kolkata.Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said,
"Whether it is our freedom movement or social reform, eastern India has provided leadership to the nation
Eastern India is a land of infinite opportunities
Despite being endowed with natural resources, this region has lagged behind in socio-economic development as compared to some other parts of
Today, we start Purvodaya in the steel sector, a new chapter which will script the rise of eastern India by accelerated development of steel
sector through an integrated steel hub."He also outlined the Government's efforts to develop the eastern part of the country and said,
"Our Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the unprecedented focus on the development of eastern India
About half of aspirational districts are in these regions which are becoming hotspots of socio-economic development
Our Government has come up with a Rs
102 lakh crore worth of National Infrastructure Pipeline
Government is building infrastructure at an unprecedented pace
Eastern India holds special focus in our infrastructure development efforts."Speaking about technology and innovation, Pradhan said, "21st
century is going to be the age of knowledge and technology
New technologies are reshaping the economy and society
Industry 4.0 driven by digitisation holds immense promise
Embrace of Industry 4.0 by manufacturing in the steel sector will ensure eastern India benefits from the wave of Industrial Revolution
4.0.""Recently, our Government came up with perhaps the biggest ever reform in the coal sector
More revenue, more production and logistic development in the coal sector will further fuel the growth of Eastern India", he said while
talking of reforms in the sector.Purvodaya in the steel sector is aimed at driving accelerated development of Eastern India through the
establishment of an integrated steel hub
It is expected that out of the 300 MT capacity by 2030-31, over 200 MT can come from this region alone, driven by Industry 4.0.The proposed
Integrated Steel Hub, encompassing Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Northern Andhra Pradesh, would serve as a torchbearer
for socio-economic growth of Eastern India.The objective of this proposed Integrated Steel Hub, encompassing Odisha, Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Northern Andhra Pradesh, would be to enable swift capacity addition and improve the overall competitiveness of
steel producers both in terms of cost and quality
