Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet technology.It is the second largest steel plant in India after Bhilai Steel Plant and 3rd largest in Asia in-terms of area(10 km x 5 km).
Bokaro Steel project in the late 1950s, as political elites in several other states of India made the case for building a steel plant in Bokaro rather than in Bihar.The factors other than natural endowment were involved in the decision — after all, rich deposits could be found in various locations throughout the country. As several scholars have noted, certain non-economic imperatives related to the project of post-colonial nation-building played a significant role.
The achievement of Self-Sufficiency is a long process, and even as PM Jawaharlal Nehru worked towards that goal, the nation was drawn into closer involvement with the Soviet Union. In September 1964, the Soviets confirmed their readiness to assist in the construction of the huge Bokaro Steel Plant.[3]
The Soviet Union has traditionally managed to secure generous returns on its aid program in India. IOFS officers from the Indian Ordnance Factories came on deputation to build and lead, as only the Ordnance factories were having the expertise in metallurgy for over 250 years at the time. Mantosh Sondhi, an IOFS was appointed as Bokaro's first Chairman & Managing Director, who later became the Secretary of Ministry of Steel. At Bokaro, he was succeeded by another IOFS officer, Dr. S. Bhattacharya, as CMD.[4] The prestigious firm of M. N. Dastur and Company was actively associated with the early planning of the project and had the competence to assess critically the proposed Soviet designs, however, muscled out by the Soviet negotiators from the final aid contract to the chagrin of an articulate and aroused public opinion cutting across most political parties.[5]
The steel plant was incorporated as a limited company in 1964.[6] It was later merged with the state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).[7] The steel plant started operation in 1972 with Bokaro city construction completed.
Bokaro Steel Plant seen from a train
Productionedit
Currently, it houses five blast furnaces with a total capacity to produce 5.8 MT of liquid steel.[8] The plant is undergoing a mass modernisation drive after which its output capacity is expected to be 12 MT.
An upgrade of the plant was also done in the 1990s in its steel refining units and continuous casting machines. Initially, about 64 moujas (a mouja may have several village units) had been acquired for the plant. Of the total land acquired, only 7,765 ha was used to set up the steel plant. The rest has been given by SAIL to the private parties without government’s approval.
Productsedit
Bokaro Steel Plant is designed to produce a wide range of products:
Hot rolled coils
Hot rolled plates
Hot rolled sheets
Cold rolled coils (CRM)
Cold rolled sheets
Tin mill black plates
Galvanised plain and corrugated sheets
Oxygen gas
Hydrogen gas
Coke oven byproducts
Railway tracks
DMR grade
Steel pipes
low weight Stainless steel
Jackal steel
SeQR TMT Bars
Bokaro has provided a strong raw material base for a variety of modern engineering industries including automobile, pipe and tube, LPG cylinder, barrel and drum producing industries.
Financialsedit
Bokaro Steel Plant has achieved a net profit of Rs 600 crore during the financial year 2022-23, which is 45% of SAIL's total profit of Rs 1330 crore.[9]
^Singh, K. A. P. (12 July 2017). Memoirs: Steel Industry Perspectives. Notion Press. ISBN978-1-946714-15-2 – via Google Books.
^Desai, Padma (1972). The Bokaro Steel Plant: A Study of Soviet Economic Assistance. North-Holland Publishing Company. ISBN9780444103888.
^Nirmal Sengupta (1979). Destitutes and Development: A Study of the Bauri Community in the Bokaro Region. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 25–. GGKEY:73SPC2220UQ.
^"Bokaro Steel Plant creates record of production in history of 50 years: Amarendu Prakash".
^d'Mello, Bernard (1988). "Soviet Collaboration in Indian Steel Industry, 1954-84". Economic and Political Weekly. 23 (10): 473–486. JSTOR 4378206.
Further readingedit
Sutinder Bhatia (1 January 1991). Bokaro steel plant: some economic aspects. Popular Prakashan. ISBN978-81-7154-540-7.
Padma Desai (1972). The Bokaro steel plant: a study of Soviet economic assistance. North-Holland Pub. Co. ISBN978-0-444-10388-8.
Sengupta, Somnath (14 May 2018). . thehardtackle.com. Mumbai: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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Bokaro Steel Plant BSL is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet technology It is the second largest steel plant in India after Bhilai Steel Plant and 3rd largest in Asia in terms of area 10 km x 5 km Bokaro Steel PlantCompany typepart of SAILIndustrySteelFounded1964HeadquartersBokaro Jharkhand IndiaProductsHot Rolled amp Cold RolledRevenue 900 million 2022 1 Net income 75 million 2022 2 Contents 1 History 2 Production 3 Products 4 Financials 5 Collaboration 6 References 7 Further readingHistory edit nbsp Bokaro Steel Plant gate Bokaro Steel project in the late 1950s as political elites in several other states of India made the case for building a steel plant in Bokaro rather than in Bihar The factors other than natural endowment were involved in the decision after all rich deposits could be found in various locations throughout the country As several scholars have noted certain non economic imperatives related to the project of post colonial nation building played a significant role The achievement of Self Sufficiency is a long process and even as PM Jawaharlal Nehru worked towards that goal the nation was drawn into closer involvement with the Soviet Union In September 1964 the Soviets confirmed their readiness to assist in the construction of the huge Bokaro Steel Plant 3 The Soviet Union has traditionally managed to secure generous returns on its aid program in India IOFS officers from the Indian Ordnance Factories came on deputation to build and lead as only the Ordnance factories were having the expertise in metallurgy for over 250 years at the time Mantosh Sondhi an IOFS was appointed as Bokaro s first Chairman amp Managing Director who later became the Secretary of Ministry of Steel At Bokaro he was succeeded by another IOFS officer Dr S Bhattacharya as CMD 4 The prestigious firm of M N Dastur and Company was actively associated with the early planning of the project and had the competence to assess critically the proposed Soviet designs however muscled out by the Soviet negotiators from the final aid contract to the chagrin of an articulate and aroused public opinion cutting across most political parties 5 The steel plant was incorporated as a limited company in 1964 6 It was later merged with the state owned Steel Authority of India Limited SAIL 7 The steel plant started operation in 1972 with Bokaro city construction completed nbsp Bokaro Steel Plant seen from a trainProduction editCurrently it houses five blast furnaces with a total capacity to produce 5 8 MT of liquid steel 8 The plant is undergoing a mass modernisation drive after which its output capacity is expected to be 12 MT An upgrade of the plant was also done in the 1990s in its steel refining units and continuous casting machines Initially about 64 moujas a mouja may have several village units had been acquired for the plant Of the total land acquired only 7 765 ha was used to set up the steel plant The rest has been given by SAIL to the private parties without government s approval Products editBokaro Steel Plant is designed to produce a wide range of products Hot rolled coils Hot rolled plates Hot rolled sheets Cold rolled coils CRM Cold rolled sheets Tin mill black plates Galvanised plain and corrugated sheets Oxygen gas Hydrogen gas Coke oven byproducts Railway tracks DMR grade Steel pipes low weight Stainless steel Jackal steel SeQR TMT Bars Bokaro has provided a strong raw material base for a variety of modern engineering industries including automobile pipe and tube LPG cylinder barrel and drum producing industries Financials editBokaro Steel Plant has achieved a net profit of Rs 600 crore during the financial year 2022 23 which is 45 of SAIL s total profit of Rs 1330 crore 9 Collaboration editBokaro steel plant uses majority of the Blast furnace equipment from Heavy Engineering Corporation a PSU from Ranchi and some of the equipment s are used from Larsen amp Toubro 10 References edit SAIL Revenue crosses rupees One Lakh Crore Bokaro Steel achieves best ever profitability 23 May 2022 Bokaro Steel Plant creates record of production in history of 50 years Amarendu Prakash https www cia gov readingroom docs CIA RDP85T00875R001100130127 2 pdf bare URL PDF Singh K A P 12 July 2017 Memoirs Steel Industry Perspectives Notion Press ISBN 978 1 946714 15 2 via Google Books Desai Padma 1972 The Bokaro Steel Plant A Study of Soviet Economic Assistance North Holland Publishing Company ISBN 9780444103888 Nirmal Sengupta 1979 Destitutes and Development A Study of the Bauri Community in the Bokaro Region Concept Publishing Company pp 25 GGKEY 73SPC2220UQ Steel Authority Of India Limited BOKARO STEEL PLANT PRODUCT BASKET Bokaro Steel Plant creates record of production in history of 50 years Amarendu Prakash d Mello Bernard 1988 Soviet Collaboration in Indian Steel Industry 1954 84 Economic and Political Weekly 23 10 473 486 JSTOR 4378206 Further reading editSutinder Bhatia 1 January 1991 Bokaro steel plant some economic aspects Popular Prakashan ISBN 978 81 7154 540 7 Padma Desai 1972 The Bokaro steel plant a study of Soviet economic assistance North Holland Pub Co ISBN 978 0 444 10388 8 Sengupta Somnath 14 May 2018 Legends of Indian Football Peter Thangaraj thehardtackle com Mumbai The Hard Tackle Archived from the original on 13 April 2021 Retrieved 7 October 2022 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bokaro Steel Plant Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bokaro Steel Plant amp oldid 1220785907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
