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a. It provides raw materials, all types of machinery to run other industries. For example, machine, engineering industries.
b. This sector has helped in the generation of several small scale industries, supporting power, transport, communication Industries in India.
c. Iron is required for the development of infrastructure like bridges and also for the manufacturing of modes of transportation like trains and ships etc.​
 d. To meet the needs of increasing population, excessive industrialization, India has substantially increased its production of iron and steel.
e. India today produces 73.42 ( 2011-12 data) million tons of total finished steel and ranks fourth largest among the World crude steel producers. ( 2012 data )
f. India is the largest producer of sponge iron.
g. Today there are 10 primary integrated and many mini steel plants in India.