Mumbai, April 24 -- Virtually addressing the 6th edition of India Steel 2025, a conference on the steel industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the country's growing prowess in this critical sector and outlined its future plans. The conference will discuss on the potential and possibilities of India's sunrise steel sector.

The Prime Minister termed the steel sector to be the basis of India's progress, and a strong foundation of a developed India.

At a time when India was aiming to achieve the goal of becoming a USD 5 trillion economy, PM Modi said the role of the steel sector was no less in achieving this goal.

"We are proud that today India has become the second largest steel producer in the world. We have set a target of p...