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A standing committee headed by the steel secretary on Tuesday sought to iron out a host of issues raised by various stakeholders, including the ministry of railways, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), and Indian Pipe Manufacturers Association (IPMA).
The ministry of railways sought exclusion of rail from the list of iron and steel products, which was turned down by the panel on the grounds that even though rail is produced through complex and specialised processes, it has to meet certain specified quality and performance criteria.
State-owned ONGC asked whether mother pipe as input was eligible for procurement under the new policy
