Shri Sushim Banerjee

(Director General, INSDAG)

In order to increase the consumption of steel in India, INSDAG is concentrating in the key areas like:

Creating awareness by organizing regular training programmes for teachers and professionals (10,000 mandays spent so far), Award Competitions for Students of Civil Engg and Arch (6000 students got exposure on steel applications).INSDAG is providing a single window technical advisory services to both members and non members on the queries related to steel application and obtaining replies from national experts in the fields.

INSDAG has published need based technical manuals/handbooks, reports for the professionals to use them. Institute has published 65 technical Manuals, guidebooks; and obtained 50 copy right publications from SCI, UK. It increases the knowledge base and expertise and also is undertaking application based R&D projects

Ministry of Steel along with INSDAG and all the major steel producers had launched a nationwide campaign on application of steel. This made huge impact both in urban and rural populations on the steel application. INSDAG can rightfully claim its contribution, however, small it may be, in enhancing the per capita steel consumption in the country from 24 kgs in 2004 to 46-47 kgs in 2009.

Way forward over the coming years

• Institute wishes to expand new areas of steel usages in order to increase consumption of steel, increase member base networking.
  
  
• Institute to take up more challenging consultancy jobs on steel usage e.g. low cost housing / affordable housing.
  
  
• Implementation of electronic publication for dissemination of technical output and balanced thrust on revenue generation.
  
  
• Marketing efforts for steel usage to neighboring countries like SAARC countries.
  
  
• Setting up of fabrication facilities in rural areas to create entrepreneurs.
  
  
• Working on sustainable development including green building and professional development.