Question

Give the full forms of SAIL, ONGC, IOC, NTPC and CIL? - GK Q&A

Answer 1

SAIL– Steel Authority of India Limited

ONGC- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited

IOC- Indian Oil Corporation Limited

NTPC- National Thermal Power Co-operation

CIL- Coal India Limited

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

• This is a steel company owned by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India.
• It was established on 19th January 1954.
• SAIL is the largest producer of steel in India.
• SAIL is a Maharatna company.

Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC)

• ONGC is the largest oil and gas exploration company in India.
• ONGC is a Maharatna Company.
• It was founded on 14 August 1956.
• As of 2019-20, ONGC was the largest profit-making Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) in India.
• ONGC comes under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)

• IOCL was established on 30th June 1959.
• Apart from India, it has a presence in Mauritius, the Middle East, and Sri Lanka.
• It is one of the most profitable Public Sector undertakings.
• IOCL has its refineries located in Barauni, Haldia, Mathura, Panipat, Paradip, Digboi, Chennai, and Guwahati.

National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC)

• It was established on 7th November 1975.
• NTPC operates 55 power stations.
• It comes under the Ministry of Power.

Coal India Limited (CIL)

• Coal India Limited is one of the seven Maharatna Companies in India.

• It is headquartered in Kolkata.
• It comes under the Ministry of Coal, Government of India.
• Coal India Limited (CIL) is the largest coal-producing company in the World.