Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. It contains less than 2% carbon and 1% manganese. It also contains little amount of silicon, phosphorus, sulphur and oxygen. India is the second largest steel producing country in the world after China.
First Steel plant in India was the “Bengal Iron Works Company” at Kulthi near Jharia, Bengal (Jhankhand now) in 1870. First large scale steel plant was TISCO at Jamshedpur in 1907.
Steel plants and Five Year Plan
Bhilai, Durgapur and Rourkela steel plants were established during the Second Five Year Plan.
Bokaro steel plant was established during the Third Five Year Plan.
Salem and Vishakhapatnam steel plants were established during the Fourth Five Year Plan.
Steel Pants established with the help of other countries
1. Bhilai (Chattisgarh) – Soviet Union
2. Bokaro (Jharkhand) – Soviet Union
3. Raurkela (Odisha) – Germany
4. Durgapur (West Bengal) – British
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