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{{Short description|Indian iron and steel company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Brahmani Industries Limited
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| type = Private
| industry = Steel
| founded =
| founder = [[G. Janardhana Reddy]]
| headquarters = {{ubl|Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh|India}}
| area_served = India
| key_people = [[Obulapuram Mining Company]]<br>[[G. Janardhana Reddy]]
| products = Iron and steel
| production =
| parent = [[Obulapuram Mining Company]]
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'''Bramhani Industries Limited''' also known as ''Brahmani Steels'' and ''Bramhani Steels'' is an Indian iron and steel company promoted by [[Obulapuram Mining Company]] and [[G. Janardhana Reddy]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bramhani.com/directors.aspx| title=Bramhani Steels Board of Directors| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214030054/http://www.bramhani.com/directors.aspx| archivedate=2009-12-14}}</ref> The company is building a 1.7 metric tonnes per annum steel plant in [[Kadapa]] district of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bramhani.com/aboutproject.aspx| title=Bramhani Steels - About project| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727234135/http://www.bramhani.com/aboutproject.aspx| archivedate=2010-07-27}}</ref> The company has announced plans to source state of the art steel equipment from China.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/brahmani-to-source-machinery-from-china-for-kadapa-plant-107051601049_1.html|date=5 February 2013|first=B Dasarath|last=Reddy|title=Brahmani to source machinery from China for Kadapa plant|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|accessdate=23 May 2019}}</ref> The company has also proposed to build a 6 million metric ton steel plant in [[Bellary]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/04/stories/2010060453150400.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608161145/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/04/stories/2010060453150400.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=2010-06-08|title=Brahmani Steels signs MoU for Rs. 36,000-crore project| location=Chennai, India| work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2010-06-04}}</ref> [[Jindal South West Ltd.|JSW steel]] is said to be in talks for partial ownership of OMC.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/indl-goods-/-svs/metals--mining/JSW-Reddys-deal-hinges-on-iron-ore/articleshow/6076534.cms| title=JSW, Reddys deal hinges on iron ore|accessdate= 2010-06-24 |publisher=[[The Economic Times]]|date=2010-06-22}}</ref> [[Bramhani steels]] and [[Obulapuram Mining Company|Obulapuram]] are linked to [[illegal mining in India|illegal mining of Iron ore in Karnataka]].<ref name="z334">{{cite web | title=India mining scandal: G Janardhana Reddy remanded | website=BBC News | date=2011-09-05 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-14783930 | access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref>

==Political connections and resource allotment==
Brahmani steels is reportedly in profit before producing any steel, owing to iron-ore sales from captive mines allotted by the Andhra Pradesh Government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/gali-steel-factory-profit-it-begins-981|title=Gali steel factory in profit before it begins|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206014722/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/gali-steel-factory-profit-it-begins-981|archivedate=2010-12-06}}</ref> Former [[Andhra Pradesh]] [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|Chief minister]] [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] allotted {{convert|10670|acre|km2}} of land to [[Brahmani steels]] at a rate of Rs 18,500 per acre in [[Kadapa]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/YSR-gives-10000-acres-to-Brahmani/articleshow/2105186.cms| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811084952/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-06-07/hyderabad/27994664_1_visakhapatnam-steel-plant-vizag-steel-jammalamadugu| url-status=live| archive-date=2011-08-11| work=[[The Times of India]]|title=YSR gives 10,000 acres to Brahmani| date=2007-06-07}}</ref> There is also an ongoing controversy in the allotment of water to Brahmani Steels in Kadapa at the expense of [[Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project]] (RTPS).<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Row-over-allocation-of-water-to-Brahmani-Steels/articleshow/5639195.cms| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811085114/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-04/hyderabad/28139870_1_rtps-tdp-members-reservoir| url-status=live| archive-date=2011-08-11| work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Row over allocation of water to Brahmani Steels| date=2010-03-04}}</ref> [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]], the son of [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] and the claimant of his political legacy, is reported to have a business interest in Brahmani.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/links-with-jagan-put-reddy-in-spot-60632-2009-11-11|title=Links with Jagan put Reddy in spot|publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110207195113/http://bramhani.com/ Bramhani Industries Limited website]

{{Steel industry of India}}

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Tanisha R at 05:41, 25 November 2025