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Which one of the following steel plant was started in 1965 in India with West German collaboration?1. Jamshedpur - Tata Steel Plant2. Bokaro Steel Plant3. Durgapur Steel Plant4. Rourkela Steel Plant

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Rourkela Steel Plant

The correct answer is Rourkela Steel Plant.

  • Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India.
  • It was set up with German collaboration with an installed capacity of 1 million tonnes. 
  • Rourkela Steel Plant has enhanced its capacity to 4.5 million tonnes of Hot Metal and 4.2 Million Tonnes of Crude Steel.
  • Rourkela Steel Plant was the first plant in India to incorporate LD technology of steel making.
  • It is also the first steel plant in SAIL and the only one presently where 100% of slabs are produced through the cost-effective and quality-centric continuous casting route.
  • Rourkela Steel Plant is operated by the Steel Authority of India.

Steel PlantsDescription
Jamshedpur - Tata Steel Plant
  • Tata Iron & Steel Company
    Limited was founded on
    August 26, 1907.
  • Jamshedpur - Tata Steel Plant is a subsidiary of the Tata Group.
  • Among the first steel plants in Asia, which continuously produce steel at the same site for over 100 years. 
  • Formerly known as Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO),
Bokaro Steel Plant
  • Bokaro Steel Plant (BSP) is situated in Bokaro district of Jharkhand.
  • Bokaro Steel Plant incorporated as a limited company in 1965.
  • Bokaro Steel Plant was state-owned by Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
Durgapur Steel Plant
  • Durgapur Steel Plant is situated in Durgapur, West Bengal.
  • Durgapur Steel Plant started production with an initial crude steel capacity of 1 MPTA (million ton per annum) in 1959.
  • Durgapur Steel Plant is situated on the bank of river Damodar.


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