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Joint Plant Committee ~ A Profile Joint Plant Committee (JPC) is the only institution in the country, which is officially empowered by the Ministry of Steel / Government of India to collect data on the Indian iron and steel industry, resulting in the creation and maintenance of the only basic, complete and non-partisan databank on this industry. Constituted in 1964 by the Government of India for formulating guidelines for production, allocation, pricing and distribution of iron and steel materials, JPC underwent a major transformation in 1992, when following the de-regulation of Indian steel industry, it moulded itself into a facilitator for industry, focusing squarely on giving form to a comprehensive databank – the first of its kind in the country – on the Indian iron and steel industry. Its vast experience in different fields of data related work and accumulated knowledge on industry – structure, operation, dynamics - coupled with the desire to upgrade and innovate, reaped rich dividends with the result that today, the JPC database is a much sought-after source of authentic and reliable information on Indian steel industry. Accreditation of the prestigious ISO 9001: 2000 certification has also elevated the organization to the realm of the privileged few, stressing in turn the quality objectives inherent in activities related to the management of the database. A Look at the Database The database includes a rich repertoire of significant data elements and includes:
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Capacity, Production
and Stock of :
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Main Producers (SAIL,
RINL, Tata Steel)
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Major Producers (Essar
Steel, JSW Steel, Ispat Industries, Jindal Steel & Power)
o
Other Producers of
steel covering segments like crude steel, semi-finished steel, non-flat
steel and the entire downstream range of flat steel;
·
Domestic (indicative)
market prices of iron and steel;
·
FOB and CIF Prices
& Landed cost of select steel items
·
Export-import of iron
and steel;
·
Production, prices,
reserves of select raw materials for steel making;
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State-wise,
category-wise dispatch of iron and steel;
·
Consumption data of
related category of iron and steel features in the database as a derived
item. Managing and Maintaining the Database A slew of activities performed round the year by the four Regional Offices of JPC at Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai in sync with the JPC Headquarters at Kolkata ensure that the database remains updated and of use to all stakeholders. The range of activities includes:
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Liaison with
units on a regular basis is a
continuous activity pursued by JPC in order to collect production data and
maintain the database – a tremendous task, considering the innumerable
units in the small and medium scale sectors, in segments like induction
furnace, re-rolling mills, sponge iron and cold rolling. The interaction
is also necessary to update the state-wise listing of units in the various
segments and document the changes therein.
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Regular interaction
is also undertaken with dealers
and producers for market prices and with custom authorities for export and
import data – the former on a daily basis and the latter on a monthly
basis.
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Segment-specific
surveys form a major database
maintenance activity. Undertaken annually, they not only help update the
population frame but also aid policy decisions at the government level. As
on date, JPC has to its credit, records of completion of surveys on key
segments line sponge iron, blast furnace, induction furnace/electric arc
furnace, re-rolling, refractory. Reports of all the completed survey are
available at JPC for sale. The surveys of Refractory and Induction Furnace
(update) are just completed and a fresh survey on Ferro-Alloys has been
initiated.
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Review of data
and data reporting (receipt status, reporting formats)
are periodically
done by JPC. In a move much appreciated by industry and its wide ranging
clientele, JPC had resolved long-standing data problems of under-reporting
and double counting, which in turn has led it to revise its entire data
series starting from 1991-92.
Use of the Database Apart from the regular use by
researchers/academicians, marketing/business strategies of entrepreneurs,
financial analysis by the FIs and banks or even the fresher interested to
know about the Indian steel industry, some of the key uses of the JPC
database includes:
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Duty formulation :
customs, excise, export
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Formulation of GDP,
Industrial Production Index
·
Understanding of Price
Trends for further decision
·
Defend Trade
cases
·
Formulation of Five
Year Plans, Economic Surveys and Union Budgets
·
Examination of DPRs of
new steel projects
·
State-wise flow of
materials and logistics
·
Establishing Global
ranking of Indian Steel ……to name a few Dissemination of Information Besides collection of data, dissemination of
information to all stakeholders of Indian steel industry is another key
activity of JPC. Major channels of information dissemination
include:
Publications: ·
JPC Bulletin on Iron & Steel: provides a monthly trend scenario of the Indian
iron and steel industry in a global perspective.
·
·
Annual Statistics:
provides a statistical profile of
five-yearly database on different areas of Indian steel
industry. ·
Survey Reports:
include reports of various surveys conducted by JPC viz. sponge iron, pig
iron, CR-GP/GC, RR, EAF/IF.
Reports & Queries:
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A
host of statistical and analytical reports cater to diverse information
requirement on current status and performance of steel industry in a
global context.
Research support and examination of policy
matters/technical studies are provided by the Support Services In its role as a facilitator, JPC has also myriad
support services in its charter of activities. The objective here is to
provide varied support to steel industry / Ministry of Steel on different
issues / activities, related to development of industry and /or spread of
awareness on usage of steel. Some of the key activities here
include:
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Organizational
responsibility of the Steel Consumers’ Council meetings of Ministry of
Steel, which provides a forum for interaction between the producers and
consumers of steel in the country.
·
Showcase the
multifaceted usage of steel in daily life through organization and
participation (every year since 2002) in the ‘Steel Pavilion’ of Ministry
of Steel in the ‘India International Trade Fair’ (IITF),
·
JPC aims to propagate
knowledge, awareness on the benefits of usage of steel and bridge the
information gap between the producers and end-users of steel. This is
achieved through lending support to, as well as organization of, seminars
/ workshops on technology, infrastructure, environment, market trends,
budget, policymaking and other topical issues.
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Education is the
stepping stone to greater success. Under the aegis of the Ministry of
Steel, the Biju Patnaik National
Steel Institute (BPNSI) in Puri/Orissa and the National Institute
for Secondary Steel Technology (NISST), Mandi Gobindgarh are instances
initiated in this regard. The
Indian construction sector has emerged as a key consumer of steel and with
infrastructure building in the country poised for a big leap, the
potential of steel consumption in the Indian construction sector is
immense. It is the realization of this potential that has led to the
formulation of the Institute for Steel Development and Growth (INSDAG) in
Kolkata with active participation from industry under the patronage of the
Ministry of Steel. JPC also serves as
the secretariat of Steel Development Fund and Ferrous Scrap Development
Fund. Towards newer Goals .... Utilization of resources requires its proper
valuation – not only to ensure the correct perception of users towards the
quality of service offered but also because it conforms to similar global
practices and imparts a sign of professionalism. This, along with the
urgent need to ensure integrity of the database, built up over the years
with considerable efforts and prevent its misuse, has led JPC to gradually
shift towards a system where commercial terms have come to feature
prominently in the dissemination system. The response received from all quarters
/ categories of stakeholders has been
encouraging. In tune with future changes in industry and
associated information requirement - JPC is contemplating extension of its
database, developing new reports and formats of reporting and further
upgrade its website to offer instant access to more new features and
aspects to thereby offering value-added services to different stakeholders
of industry. ---------------------- Members of Joint Plant Committee (JPC)
Chairman: Shri Syedain Abbasi
Jt.Secretary
Ministry of
Steel
Udyog
Bhavan
Members:
Shri Shuman Mukherjee
Director
Commercial Steel Authority of
India Limited Lodhi Road New Delhi Shri T K
Sahoo Executive Director
(Commercial) Steel Authority of
India Limited Central Marketing
Organisation Lodhi Road New Delhi Shri Amitava
Sarkar Executive Director
(F&A) Steel Authority of
India Limited Central Marketing
Organisation 40 J L Nehru Road Kolkata Shri H.M.
Nerurkar Managing
Director Tata Steel
Ltd. 43, Kolkata - 700071 Tel No.:(033) 22886450
Shri T K Chand
Director (Commercial)
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Regional
Office Joint Plant
Committee 301-306,
Hauz
Khas Tel:
011-26602569 Fax:
011-26968608 Email:
jpcdelhi@nic.in |
Mumbai: Regional
Office Joint Plant
Committee 91A Mittal
Chambers, 228 Nariman
Point Mumbai – 400
021 Tel:
022-22023796 Fax:
022-22046170 Email:
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Kolkata: Regional
Office Joint Plant
Committee Ispat
Niketan 52/1A
Kolkata – 700
019 Tel:033-24614055 Fax:
033-24614063 Email:
jpc-wb@nic.in |
Chennai: Regional
Office Joint Plant
Committee T—16/A,
Besant
Nagar Chennai-600090 Tel:
044-24917665 Fax:
044-24919265 Email:
jpcsteel@tn.nic.in |
Economic Research Unit (ERU) of JPC
Economic Research Unit
Hauz Khas
New Delhi-110016
Tel:
011-26538313
Fax:
011-26862536
Email: jpceru1@del3.vsnl.net.in
Ispat Niketan, 52/1A,
Tel:
+91-033-24614055 Fax:
+91-033-24614063 Email:
jpc.kolkata@gmail.com, jpc-wb@nic.in Web:
www.jpcindiansteel.nic.in
For
more details, contact us at:
Joint
Plant Committee
Ministry of Steel
National Institute Of Secondary Steel Technology
Biju Patnaik National Steel Institute
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