JOINT PLANT COMMITTEE
The Joint Plant Committee
(JPC) of the Steel Ministry perform the important task of collection
and dissemination of data related to the Iron and Steel sector.
Analysis of data and trends in the steel industry alongwith market
research activities and promotion of steel consumption were the
other major activities of JPC. The Economic Research Unit (ERU)
of JPC perform tasks related to general research on the steel
industry and economy, project appraisals, collection and analysis
of global market information, study on work related to steel at
the World Trade Organisation and the matters related to the Steel
Exporters' Forum.
Expenditure on
the functioning of JPC is met from the amount available under
the JPC Account General Fund that was created through levy of
cess during the control era. Expenditure on ERU is met from the
interest accruals under the Steel Development Fund. No funds have
been allocated to the JPC and ERU from the Consolidated Fund of
India, since their inception.
This information
was given by the Minister for Steel Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy
in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
