Vishnu Deo Sai

Sai said tribal society has been raising the delisting demand by holding meetings and signing that delisting should happen

Riding high on welfare schemes and poll promises fulfilled by the Vishnu Deo Sai government, the saffron party won all ten mayor posts.

Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said Agniveers from Chhattisgarh would be given priority while recruiting police constables and forest and jail guards once they complete their service in the Indian Army.

Vishnu Deo was talking to reporters at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur after returning from New Delhi.

In sharp contrast, Chhattisgarh’s incoming CM, BJP’s Vishnu Deo Sai, will be inheriting the governance of a state that has managed inflation better than almost all its peers with an average rate of just 2.76% so far in the current fiscal.

The swearing-in ceremony of the new chief minister may take place on December 12 or 13 as per the availability of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a senior BJP leader said.

A former sarpanch, a two-time MLA and four-time MP, Vishnu Deo Sai is now set to begin his maiden inning as a chief minister.

A tribal face and former Union minister, Vishnu Deo Sai would be heading the next BJP government in the state. The decision comes a week after the saffron party secured a decisive mandate.

The committee consists of members from the Ministry of Steel, PSUs and technical experts, Minister of State for Steel Vishnu Deo Sai said in the Lok Sabha.

The committee consists of officials from the steel ministry and technical experts, among others, Minister of State for Steel Vishnu Deo Sai said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

Total loan exposure to India's over USD 100-billion steel industry, the world's third largest, is about Rs 3.13 lakh crore.

South Korea exported 5.11 lakh tonnes of steel to India, which is marginally higher than that exported by China at 5.10 LT, during the April-June quarter in 2016-17, showed data presented by Minister of State for Steel Vishnu Deo Sai in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.

To check the sale of defective and sub-standard stainless steel products used for making utensils and various kitchen appliances, the Steel Ministry had in June issued a quality control order that will help filter imports of the metal.

"Government has not received any communication from Posco in this regard," Minister of State for Steel Vishnu Deo Sai said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha on whether the firm has shown disinterest in pursuing its steel plant in Odisha.

Minister of State for Steel Vishnu Deo Sai in a written reply to Lok Sabha said that in 2015-16 the finished steel import was at 11.71 million tonnes (provisional).

World's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal had said last month that it expects iron and steel prices to remain under pressure through out this calendar year.

"The Ministry of Mines is in the process of finalising a National Mineral Exploration Policy (NMEP) to outline the action plan for ensuring comprehensive exploration of the country's mineral resources (non-fuel and non-coal)," Minister of State for Mines and Steel Vishnu Deo Sai said a written reply to Lok Sabha.

Global agency Moody's had earlier said that steel prices in India are expected to remain under pressure in the current fiscal, but the demand is expected to pick up with an uptick in commercial vehicle sales.

As per provisional data, the country exported 10.75 lakh tonnes of iron ore in the first seven months of FY2015-16, Minister of State for Steel and Mines Vishnu Deo Sai said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

India, world's third largest steel producer, had imported 3.7 LT of stainless steel in 2013-14, showed data presented by Minister of State for Steel Vishnu Deo Sai in the Rajya Sabha.