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What is the role of Iron and steel industry in the economic development of India?

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The development of the iron and steel industry opened the door storapid industrial Development in India. 

The Indian iron and steel industry consist of large integrated steel plants as well as mini - SteelMills: + Integrated steel Plants.

(1) TISCO-Tata lron and steel plant at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. 

(2) TISCO-Indian Iron & steel Company at Hirapur, Kultiand Burnpur in West Bengal. 

(3) VISL-Visvesvaraiya Iron and steel Works Ltd. at Bhadravati in Karnataka. 

(4) Rourkela steel plant in Sundargarh district of Orissa. (Setup in Collaboration Germany) 

(5) Bhilai steel Plant in Durg district of Chhattisgarh (Setup in Collaboration with Russia) 

(6) Durgapur steel plant in West Bengal. (Setup in Collaboration with UK)

(7) Bokaro steel plant in Jharkhand. (Setup in Collaboration with Russia) 

(8) Vizag steel plant at Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh (It is First port based steel plant) 

(9) Vijaynagar steel Plant at Hospet in Kamataka 

(10) Salem steel plant in Tamil Nadu. A part from those major steel plants, the reare more than 206 steel units located in different parts of the country. 

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