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16 September 2025

India’s Largest CPSE In Steel Pushes Green and Digital Transformation to Meet Policy Goals

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Ministry of Steel MoS

At its 53rd Annual General Meeting held virtually in New Delhi on 16 September 2025, SAIL Chairman & Managing Director Amarendu Prakash emphasised the company’s resilient performance despite global headwinds and laid out a strategic roadmap aligned with the National Steel Policy 2017. Key initiatives announced include adopting green-steel practices (hydrogen-based steelmaking trials, bio-char injection, carbon capture, utilization & storage), greater use of renewable energy, efficient logistics and customer-centric solutions. SAIL has also launched two transformational internal programs: PRAVARTANAM for digital transformation, and SAIL DARPAN for HR transformation, aiming to build a more resilient and sustainable ecosystem across its plants and mines.

SAIL’s announcements illustrate how a major CPSE in a heavy-industry sector can drive the green transition and embed sustainability in steel production—critical for India’s low-carbon development goals. The focus on logistics, digitalization, HR and customer orientation suggests steel producers must modernize not only plants but institutional practices to maintain competitiveness.

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Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders:
How can policy frameworks and fiscal incentives be structured to accelerate scale-up of green steel technologies (hydrogen, CCUS, biochar) so that they become commercially viable across SAIL and the wider steel industry?

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https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2167187

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