New Delhi, July 2 -- The government has assured the steel industry that it will take all necessary steps to ensure that logistics cost in India can be reduced which will also help the end users.

Speaking at a FICCI-organised webinar on 'Supportive Logistics for Indian Iron and Steel Industry', on Wednesday, Minister of State for Steel Faggan Singh Kulaste told the participants that high cost of logistics is also a matter of concern for the ministry.

The government is already working on multimodal infrastructure projects like Bharatmala, Sagarmala, Dedicated Freight Corridors in the logistics sector which will benefit the industry. Once these projects are completed, both production cost and time will be reduced, he added.

Kulaste said ...