National Metallurgist Award 2021

•  The Union Ministry for Steel will be hosting the “National Metallurgist Award 2021” On 20^th April 2022.

• The program will be chaired by the Union Minister of Steel, Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh. 

• The program aims to recognize the outstanding contribution of metallurgists/engineers working in the field of Iron & Steel covering Manufacturing, R&D, Design, Education, Waste management, Energy Conservation and their specific contribution to achieve objectives of Atmnirbhar Bharat. 

• The National Metallurgist Award has been instituted by the Ministry of Steel after extensive deliberation with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

• The submissions of applications for the award were initiated from August to September 2021.

• The applications were then screened by the Screening and Selection Committees and the awardees were finalized.