CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 1 INTRODUCTION 8 1.1 BACKGROUND 8 1.2 NEED FOR THE STUDY 12 1.3 RESEARCH QUESTION 12 1.4 AIM 13 1.5 OBJECTIVES 13 1.6 METHODOLOGY 13 1.6.1 EVOLUTIONARY PHASE 14 1.6.2 PREPARATORY PHASE 14 1.6.3 VISIONING PHASE 15 2 LITERATURE SURVEY 15 2.1 LEARNING FROM THE LITERATURE SURVEY 44 3 STUDY AREA 45 3.1 OBJECTIVES OF BOKARO STEEL PROJECTS 45 3.2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF BOKARO STEEL PROJECT 47 3.3 BOKARO STEEL CITY: AN INTRODUCTION 48 3.3.1 LOCATION 49 3.3.2 COMPANY TOWNSHIP IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT AND ITS CONCEPT 54 3.3.3 PROPOSALS AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE CASE OF BOKARO STEEL CITY 55 4 ANALYSIS 61 4.1 BACKGROUND 61 4.2 EXAMINING THE STEEL PRODUCTION AT BOKARO STEEL LIMITED SINCE INCEPTION 61 4.3 EMPLOYMENT SCENARIO OF BSL SINCE ITS INCEPTION 68 4.3.1 COMPARING BOKARO STEEL LIMITED WITH TATA ENTERPRISES, JAMSHEDPUR 74 4.4 EXAMINING THE GROWTH OF BOKARO STEEL CITY 76 4.4.1 COMPARING THE URBAN GROWTH OF JAMSHEDPUR NOTIFIED AREA AND BOKARO STEEL CITY 78 4.5 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR PROVISION OF URBAN AMENITIES IN THE BOKARO STEEL CITY 80 4.5.1 PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE EXISTING INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR URBAN MANAGEMENT 82 4.5.2 EXAMINING THE EXPENDITURE OF THE BSL ON PROVISION OF URBAN UTILITIES & SERVICES IN BOKARO STEEL CITY 84 4.5.3 BSL'S ANNUAL TURNOVER VERSUS COST OF SOCIAL BENEFITS: A CRITIQUE 93 4.5.4 EXAMINING THE LAND MANAGEMENT IN THE BOKARO STEEL CITY 95 4.5.5 EXAMINING THE HOUSING STOCK IN BOKARO STEEL CITY 96 4.6 CONCLUSION 102 5 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 104 5.1 CONCLUSIONS 104 5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS 109 5.3 WAY FORWARD 111 Annexure 1: Industrial Policies in Post Independence Era 113 REFERENCES 117