The three million tonne steel plant was scheduled to be commissioned in February this year. It is now likely to be operationalised in December next year.
"Though the date of completion of the project has been rescheduled twice, Ministry of Steel/NMDC should ensure that no further delay occurs in the matter," the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel said in its report tabled in the Lok Sabha today.
The committee also desired that environment clearance for the project be obtained expeditiously, while noting that the scheduled commissioning has been extended to December 2016 from May 2015 due to delay in certain green approvals.
Out of the proposed Rs 15,525-crore project cost, Rs 4,231 crore has already been spent on the mill, which is NMDC's first steel project, it said.