Bokaro Steel Plant was established on 29 January 1964. It was incorporated as Bokaro Steel Limited for construction in Jharkhand. Construction started on 6 April 1968. The first blast furnace was commissioned on 2 October 1972, marking the start of operations. It merged with Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in 1978. The plant was India's first Swadeshi steel plant using largely indigenous resources.
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