Following a reshuffle in January 2011 (UPA-II), Beni Prasad Verma (1) was ap pointed as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Steel. Current (2024): The Steel Ministry is headed by a Cabinet Minister (H. D. Kumaraswamy) assisted by a Min ister of State (Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma). There is no MoS (IC) for Steel currently. Rejecting Options (Historical): The others held different portfolios.