Domestic steel giant Tata Steel has expressed interest in setting up a scrap-based steel manufacturing unit in Punjab. If all goes well and the company is able to get 100 acres in auction in Ludhiana, the state will be able to get an investment of Rs 1500 crore.
All eyes are now on action of land by (Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation) PSIEC that would be held on June 10. If Tata Steel is able to bid for 100 acres, which they require for setting up a plant, the steel giant would set up the plant in Ludhiana.
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