Question

Which was the first iron and steel industry in Tamil Nadu?

• A. Porto Novo
• B. Salem Steel Plant
• C. Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant
• D. Tata Steel Plant

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Porto Novo

Iron and steel Industry

• The first iron and steel unit on modern lines was established in 1830 at Porto Novo in Tamil Nadu. It could not succeed.

• The real beginning of modern iron & steel industry was made in 1907 only when Tata Iron & Steel Company (TISCO) was set up at Jamshedpur (Sakchi at that time). During the Second Five Year Plan, three public sector units were established at Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Durgapur (West Bengal) and Rourkela (Odisha)

• Bokaro Steel Plant was established during the Third Five Year Plan with the help of Soviet Union