Jharkhand: Industries

Major Industries

Heavy Engineering
The Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) was commissioned by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru- India's first prime minister with foreign collaboration. The Heavy Engineering Corporation has three giant manufacturing units:
Foundry Forge Plant (FFP), Heavy Machine Building Plant (HMBP) and Heavy Machine Tools Plant (HMTP). The Heavy Engineering Corporation is established in 1958 at Dhurwa and Hatia region about 10 km from Ranchi town.
The foundry forge plant was set up in collaboration with erstwhile CSSR (M/SSKODA). The plant manufacturers Heavy Castings and Forgings, Rolls for Hot and Cold Rolling Mills for steel plants.
The Heavy Machine Building Plant was set up with assistance from erstwhile USSR. Its main function is to design and manufacture equipments and spares for different sectors.
The Heavy Machine Tools Plant was set up in collaboration with erstwhile CSSR
(M/S SKODA). Its main functions are:
 Design and manufacture CNC and conventional machine tools in medium and heavier ranges.
 Manufacture special purpose Railway machines.
 Takes up reconditioning of old machine tools.
Heavy Engineering Corporation is thus producing capital equipments, machine tools and spare parts needed in core sector industries as: Steel Plants, Ship building etc.

Coal Mining

Jharkhand is the country's richest state in coal reserves. At present Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, with headquarters at Ranchi is engaged in the growth of coal production and development of new coal resources in the state. Central Coal fields ltd. is engaged in coal mining with scientific methods meeting the safety, quality and environmental standards.
Having a production target of 35 million tonnes of coal, it employs 95000 manpower. CCL has 60 collieries under revenue production, 5 coal washeries, Coal handling plants, workshops located in the Ranchi, Giridih, Chatra, Hazaribagh and Palau districts. Still 108 Coal mines in the state are closed, which were in operation before 1971.
Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) located at Kanke road at Ranchi was established in 1974. It is a fully self reliant organization providing engineering and technical consultancy in the area of exploration and geological investigation, mine planning and design for construction and modernization regarding the mining of coal in the state. It also helps in mining electronics and telecommunication planning and all other matters to make coal mining more effective. Its headquarter is at Ranchi.
Indian Institute of Coal Management (IICM) established by Coal India is located at Kanke near Ranchi. It helps to motivate and provide opportunity and formal training to individual and organizations engaged in coal industry or entrepreneurs.
Bharat Cooking Coal Limited - a subsidiary of Coal India is located at Koyla Bhawan, Dhanbad. It helps at mining development of quality of cooking coal in the coalfields of the state.

Tussar Silk

40 percent of country's production of Tussar, a non-mulberry silk comes from Jharkhand State alone. The state is planning to integrate horticulture, sericulture, agriculture and productions of Lac operations under its VISION 2010 plan. This will enable the state to produce 60 percent Tussar silk production. The centre Tussar Research and Training Institute is working well in this direction.
Two main species of trees- Arjuna (Terminatra- Arjuna) and Asan (Terminatia Tementosa) are found in the large spread forest of the state. These trees are the breeding ground for the moth which produces the oval cocoon, with a fine-grained, hard, non-flossy shell. The cocoons are generally yellow or grey and are hard and compact. The cocoons are boiled in chemical solution to soften. The yarn produced is reeled.
The portion of Tussar cocoons leftover after nearly 60% reel able silk is spun into katiya yarn. Ghicha yarn and Balkal yarn is also produced from pierced cocoons. Tussar silk is gaining popularity due to unique texture and color. It is also called 'wild' silk. The silk is naturally of tan, earth and brown colours. Due to its earth colour Tussar has become a hit with the fashion world. The forest department of the state is also planning to encourage the production of Arjuna trees.

Steel Industry

Tata Steel
The Tata Iron & Steel Company Limited (TATA Steel) is one of the best managed steel companies in India. The company was set up in 1907 at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand by the patriot industrialist Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. The company is one of the lowest cost producer of steel in the world.
Energy efficient technologies, optimum utilisation of raw materials and state-of-the-art equipment have made Tata Steel India's single largest producer of sophisticated steel.
TATA Steel's all steel making facilities are located in Jamshedpur, in the state of Jharkhand. It owns several iron-ore mines, collieries and flux mines located near its plant. TATA Steel manufactures diverse range of products and offer services. The products include forging quality steel, rods, HR/CR coils and sheets, tubes, construction bars, strips and bearings, structurals, ferro alloys and other minerals, steel plant and material handling equipment, software for process control and cargo handling services.
The latest major modernisation initiatives are the reconstruction and capacity enhancement from 0.6 mtpa to 1.0 mtpa of the 43-year old "F" Blast Furnace at less than half the cost of a new blast furnace and the installation of the Submerged Entry Nozzle and Electro Magnetic Stirrer in the Biller caster # 1 of LD # 1.
A Strategic partnership has been forged with Nippon Steel Corporation and Arcelor for knowledge sharing in the Auto sector. Talks are on with Vivendi Water India Ltd. for water management, Gartner have been engaged to evolve a long term Information Technology strategy. An e-governance programme has been initiated with the help of Stern & Stewart. A new JV, TM logistics, has been formed for logistic management and port operations. The first steps in the Ferro Chrome project in South Africa have been initiated.
TATA Steel achieved its highest ever first half (April - September 2002) production by notching 1.8 MT and highest ever first half sales at Rs. 4,034.30 crores. It has also achieved highest ever first half profits after tax at Rs. 269.10 crores; an increase of 462% over last year.
TATA Steel's efforts to brand its products have reaped dividends with the sale of Tata Shaktee (GC Sheets), Tata Tiscon Rebars, Tata Bearings and Tata Pipes, growing by 15% overall. Similarly, sales to the critical Auto segment have achieved a 35% growth and the Company's market share in the Cold Rolled products was buoyant at 29%.
Lower raw material consumption by 8%, lower energy consumption by 3%, higher labour productivity by 6% and lower interest burden by 25% are some of the operational parameters that have contributed to this excellent performance.
The merger of Tata - SSL will further strengthen the Company's financial and market presence.

Bokaro Steel Plant
Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is situated in the coal belt and Indian engineering and equipment suppliers have played a major role in its construction - the first indigenous public sector integrated steel.
BSL has a capacity of 4 million TPA of crude steel. The quality of its products are appreciated internationally. The continuous casting facilities have been recently installed and the Hot Strip Mill have been revamped which has provided the state-of-the-art-technology to BSL for manufacturing international quality steel. It’s SMS - I, SMS -II, Continous Casting Shop, Slabbing Mill, Hot Strip Mill, Hot Rolled Coil Finishing & Cold Rolling Mill Complex have ISO: 9002 certification.
The Steel Plant had received ISO-9002 certification for most of its units.
BSL has a value added products like SAILCOR (Corrosion Resistant Steel), API Grade Steel, SAILPROP, SAILMEDS, SAILRIM, HRND, SAILMA, WTCR, BSL-46 for auto sector.
It has a capacity of 4.5 million tonnes of liquid steel & 3.78 million tonnes of saleable steel.
Product Mix Tonnes/Annum
HR Coils, Plates & Sheets 21.20 lac
CR Coils & Sheets 13.90 lac
GP/GC Sheets 1.70 lac
TMBP 1.00 lac
TOTAL SALEABLE STEEL 37.80 lac

The main products of Bokaro Steel Plant are:
 Basic Grade Pig Iron.
 Mild Steel Hot Rolled Sheets in Coils and Plates.
 Concast Mild Steel Slabs.
 Mild Sheet Cold Rolled Sheets in coils.
 Prime Hot Dip Galvanised plane sheets and coils.
 Prime Hot Dip Galvanised corrugated sheets.
 Tin Mill Black Plates.

Usha Beltron Limited
Usha Beltron Limited (UBL) a private Jhawars-owned alloy steel manufacturing unit at Adityapur near Jamshedpur. The unit produces mild/high carbon steel and low alloy steels. These steel are used for making wire rods and wire rope at its wire rope division at Ranchi.
Usha Beltron Limited produces special grades of wire such as stainless steel wires, needle wires and shaped wires for domestic markets and the customers engaged in Automobile production, Construction industry, Power industry, Railway equipments etc. Steel wires find its application in making of Auto Tyres, Springs and industrial fasteners.
Usha Beltron limited is the largest producer of wire ropes in the south and south-east Asia. It is also among the top five manufactures of wire ropes world-wide. The wire ropes are used mainly in Mining, Oil exploration and Extraction, Bridge and other civil construction. Usha Beltron also provides the entire range of end-of-rope products like shackles and pulleys.

Information Technology
The state Government is fully committed to make Jharkhand an IT powerhouse and a front runner in the information revolution. The objective of the State Government is to accelerate the drive for setting up info - infrastructure with - Fiber optic network, satellite communication network and wireless network for seamlessly interconnecting the LII, NLL and the GLL.
The State Governments' aim to create an ambience to target for a $5 billion annual export from Jharkhand IT industry by 2010. It will create a center for excellence like IIIT and regional engineering colleges through private participation. It will also support IT support services in regional languages.
Special Incentives for IT Industry:
 Exemption from environment clearance.
 Exemption from zoning regulations for purposes of location.
 Self - certification on compliance of several Acts.
 0.25 percent rebate in allotted land cost per job created.
 Rebate on registration charges and stamp duty for sale/lease of space for establishing IT infrastructure.
 At least 30 percent employment for Jharkhand residents.
Special Rebate for IT Infrastructure:
 90 percent rebate for facilities established and sale/leased during 2001 - 2003.
 70 percent rebate during 2003 - 2004
 50 percent rebate during 2004 - 2005

Tourism

Chhattisgarh, situated in the heart of India, is endowed with a rich cultural heritage and attractive natural diversity. The State is full of ancient monuments, rare wildlife, exquisitely carved temples, Buddhist sites, palaces, water falls, caves, rock paintings and hill plateaus. Most of these sites are untouched and unexplored and offer a unique and alternate experience to tourists compared to traditional destinations which have become overcrowded. Chhattisgarh offers the tourist a Destination with a Difference. For those who are tired of the crowds at major destinations, Bastar, with its unique cultural and ecological identity, will come as a breath of fresh air. The Green State of Chhattisgarh has 44% of its area under forests, and is one of the richest bio-diversity areas in the country.
The State Governments priority areas to promote tourism are:
 Eco-Tourism Amusement Parks
 Religious Tourism Resorts
 Heritage Tourism way side amenities
 Adventure Tourism
Jharkhand has every attraction for international tourist flow such as - beautiful hill station - Netarhat Wild life Sanctuary as Belta National Park, beautiful Lakes, Waterfalls, Temples, Historical Places and many more. State Government proposes to promote Air Taxi services to provide package tours.