Bhilai Steel Plant's Universal Rail Mill raises prime rail output to 9.11 lakh tonnes

11 November 2026

The Ministry of Steel has reported a sharp rise in output at the Universal Rail Mill of the Bhilai Steel Plant. Prime rail production has gone up to 9.11 lakh tonnes in 2025-26 from 3.69 lakh tonnes in 2018-19. The Ministry attributes the rise to technological upgrades at the mill. The Universal Rail Mill is the unit at Bhilai that rolls long rails for the Indian Railways. The Bhilai Steel Plant is in Chhattisgarh and is one of the integrated steel plants of the Steel Authority of India Limited. Prime rails are the rails that pass quality checks and can be supplied for track laying. The figures are for financial years, with 2018-19 as the comparison base.