Executive Summary:
This document announces partial modifications to the composition, functions, roles, and responsibilities of the Apex Committee of the Joint Plant Committee (JPC). It outlines changes to the committee's structure, data management, and operational responsibilities, effective from July 30, 2025. The modifications aim to support policy formulation, monitoring, and review of the iron and steel sector.
Key Points / Main Content:
Committee Composition:
* The Apex Committee of the JPC will be chaired by ASJS, Ministry of Steel Incharge JPC Division.
* Membership includes representatives from SAIL, NMDC, MECON, Railway Board, Ministry of Mines, Indian Statistical Institute, All India Induction Furnace Association, Chhattisgarh Sponge Iron Manufacturers Association, and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
Functions, Roles, and Responsibilities:
* Data Collection and Maintenance: Obtain data from iron and steel producers, processors, dealers, and consumers to maintain an updated database, including production, prices, and consumption, as per the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008. Expand data coverage to include raw materials, power generation, safety, and sustainability.
* Unit-Level Information: Maintain listings of iron and steel units, categorized by State/UT and district, and keep information current regarding closures, mergers, reorganizations, or restructurings.
* Global Industry Trends: Monitor and report key performance indicators of the global iron and steel industry, including data on production, consumption, international trade, and price trends.
* Geo-Spatial Mapping: Maintain and update geospatial data of iron and steel plants, mines, and slurry pipelines to aid strategic planning and resource mapping.
* Data Flow Mechanisms: Implement structures and procedures for effective and timely information flow from stakeholders.
* Data Analysis and Dissemination: Analyze and disseminate data on the iron and steel industry to stakeholders.
* Support Units: Form and maintain specialized units necessary for effective functioning.
* Periodic Reporting: Submit regular reports to the Ministry of Steel to support policy formulation and monitoring.
* Fund Management: Manage the Steel Development Fund (SDF) and other funds as directed by the government.
* Research and Sectoral Studies: Undertake or support studies and research activities related to the iron and steel sector.
Additional Functions:
* The Apex Committee may manage JPC's resources, manage its permanent assets, sanction recruitment to JPC within sanctioned posts, and sanction the engagement of experts/consultants/Young Professionals in JPC as needed on an outsourcing contract basis.
* The Apex Committee shall meet at least once every year and approve the annual action plan budget for JPC and accept the audited reports of JPC and other funds managed and operated by JPC.
* The Committee may co-opt special invitees, especially technical institutes as per need.
Impact Analysis:
Ministry of Steel:
* Impact: Receives comprehensive and analytical information and reports to support policy formulation, monitoring, and review of the iron and steel sector.
* Action Required: Utilize the reports and data provided by the JPC for policy decisions and sector oversight.
Iron and Steel Producers, Processors, Dealers, and Consumers:
* Impact: Required to provide information and data for maintaining a comprehensive database.
* Action Required: Comply with requests for data and information from the JPC.
Joint Plant Committee (JPC):
* Impact: The Apex Committee oversees the management and operation, including fund management and resource allocation.
* Action Required: Implement the directives and decisions of the Apex Committee, including data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Apex Committee Members:
* Impact: Their roles and responsibilities are defined and modified.
* Action Required: Fulfill the duties assigned, including participation in meetings, data analysis, and supporting the JPC's functions.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Steel: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for policy formulation and monitoring of the iron and steel sector.
New Delhi: Capital of India, place where the notification was issued.
Joint Plant Committee (JPC): An organization whose Apex Committee's composition, functions, roles, and responsibilities are being amended by this notification.
SAIL: Steel Authority of India Limited, a member of the JPC Apex Committee.
NMDC: National Mineral Development Corporation, a member of the JPC Apex Committee.
MECON: Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants (India) Limited, a member of the JPC Apex Committee.
Railway Board: A member of the JPC Apex Committee.
Steel Development Fund (SDF): A fund managed and operated by the JPC, responsible for its management and operation.
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1-171 GI/2025 (365)366 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, AUGUST 2, 2025 (SRAVANA 11, 1947) [PART I—SEC. 1
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PART I—SECTION 1—Notifications relating to Non- (other than the Ministry of Defence) and by
Statutory Rules, Regulations, Orders and the Central Authorities (other than the
Resolutions issued by the Ministries of Administration of Union Territories) .... *
the Government of India (other than the PART II—SECTION 3—SUB-SECTION (iii)—Authoritative
Ministry of Defence) and by the Supreme texts in Hindi (other than such texts,
Court ..................................................... 365 published in Section 3 or Section 4 of the
PART I—SECTION 2—Notifications regarding Gazette of India) of General Statutory Rules
Appointments, Promotions, Leave etc. of & Statutory Orders (including Bye-laws of
Government Officers issued by the a general character) issued by the Ministries
Ministries of the Government of India of the Government of India (including the
(other than the Ministry of Defence) and Ministry of Defence) and by Central
by the Supreme Court............................. 737 Authorities (other than Administration of
PART I—SECTION 3—Notifications relating to Union Territories)................................... *
Resolutions and Non-Statutory Orders PART II—SECTION 4—Statutory Rules and Orders
issued by the Ministry of Defence........... 7 issued by the Ministry of Defence.......... *
PART I—SECTION 4—Notifications regarding
PART III—SECTION 1—Notifications issued by the High
Appointments, Promotions, Leave etc. of
Courts, the Comptroller and Auditor General,
Government Officers issued by the
Union Public Service Commission, the
Ministry of Defence............................... 3989
Indian Government Railways and by
PART II—SECTION 1—Acts, Ordinances and
Attached and Subordinate Offices of the
Regulations....................................................
* Government of India............................... 2655
PART II—SECTION 1A—Authoritative texts in Hindi
language, of Acts, Ordinances and
PART III—SECTION 2—Notifications and Notices issued
by the Patent Office, relating to Patents
Regulations............................................
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PART II—SECTION 2—Bills and Reports of the Select and Designs.......................................... *
Committee on Bills.................................. * PART III—SECTION 3—Notifications issued by or under
PART II—SECTION 3—SUB-SECTION (i)—General the authority of Chief Commissioners...... *
Statutory Rules (including Orders, Bye-
PART III—SECTION 4—Miscellaneous Notifications
laws, etc. of general character) issued by the
including Notifications, Orders,
Ministry of the Government of India (other
Advertisements and Notices issued by
than the Ministry of Defence) and by the Statutory Bodies .................................... 1
Central Authorities (other than the
PART IV—Advertisements and Notices issued by Private
Administration of Union Territories)........ *
Individuals and Private Bodies................ 3807
PART II—SECTION 3—SUB-SECTION (ii)—Statutory
Orders and Notifications issued by the PART V—Supplement showing Statistics of Births and
Ministries of the Government of India Deaths etc. both in English and Hindi ..... *
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(other than the Ministry of Defence) and by the Supreme Court]
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इस्पातमंत्रालय
नईदिल्ली, दिनांक 30जुलाई 2025
सं. 4(4)/2021—एसडीआई(एफटीएस:13210):इसमंत्रालयकेदिनांक18अगस्त, 2008कीअधिसूचनासंख्या4(5)/03-डीआई
औरदिनांक13अप्रैल, 2017, कीअधिसूचनासंख्या4(17)/2016-एसडी-I मेंआंधिकसंिोिनकरतेहुए, संयुक्तसंयंत्रसधमधत(जेपीसी)की
िीर्षसधमधतकीसंरचना, कायष, भूधमकाऔरउत्तरिाधयत्वकोधनम्नानुसारसंिोधितदकयाजाएगा:—
1. अपरसधचव/संयुक्तसधचव, इस्पातमंत्रालय,(प्रभारी-जेपीसीप्रभाग) —अध्यक्ष
2. सेलसेधनिेिकस्तरकेप्रधतधनधि —सिस्य
3. एनएमडीसीसेधनिेिकस्तरकेप्रधतधनधि —सिस्य
4. मेकॉनसेधनिेिकस्तरकेप्रधतधनधि —सिस्य
5. रेलवेबोडषसेकायषपालकधनिेिकस्तरकेप्रधतधनधि —सिस्य
6. खानमंत्रालयसेसंयुक्तसधचवस्तरकेप्रधतधनधि —सिस्य
7. उपधनिेिक, भारतीयसांधख्यकीसंस्थान —सिस्य
8. अध्यक्ष, ऑलइंधडयाइंडक्िनफनेसएसोधसएिन —सिस्य
9. अध्यक्ष, छत्तीसगढ़स्पंजआयरनमैन्युफैक्चरसषएसोधसएिन —सिस्य
10. उपमहाधनिेिक, इस्पातमंत्रालय, सांधख्यकीएवंकायषक्रमकायाषन्वयन
मंत्रालय(एमओएसपीआई)केप्रधतधनधिकेरूपमें। —सिस्य
2.कायष, भूधमकाऔरउत्तरिाधयत्व:
1. व्यापकडेटासंग्रहणऔररखरखाव
सधमधतलौहएवंइस्पातकेसभीउत्पािकों, प्रसंस्करणकताषओं, डीलरोंऔरउपभोक्ताओंसे, ऐसीजानकारीऔरडेटाप्राप्त
करेगीजोएकव्यापकऔरअद्यतनडेटाबेसबनाएरखनेकेधलएआवश्यकहों।इसमेंसांधख्यकीसंग्रहणअधिधनयम, 2008
केप्राविानोंकेअनुसारउत्पािन, मूल्य, संचलन, खपतऔरअन्यप्रासंधगकमापिंडिाधमलहोंगे।सधमधतकच्चेमाल, धवद्युत
उत्पािन, सुरक्षा, जनिधक्त, धस्थरतामापिंडआदिजैसेअन्यक्षेत्रोंकोिाधमलकरनेकेधलएअपनेडेटाकवरेजकाभीधवस्तार
करेगी।
2. इकाई-स्तर परजानकारीकारखरखाव
सधमधतिेिभरमेंप्रचाधलतलौहएवंइस्पातइकाइयोंकीसूचीकारखरखावकरेगीजोराज्य/संघराज्यक्षेत्र, धजलेऔरखंड
केआिारपरवगीकृतहैंतथाइकाइयोंकेबंिहोने, उनकेधवलयपुनगषठनयापुनसंरचनाकेबारेमेंअद्यतनजानकारी, का
रख-रखावकरेगी।
3. वैधिकउद्योगसंबंधितरुझानोंकोिाधमलकरना
सधमधतउत्पािन, खपत, अतं रराष्ट्रीयव्यापार, मूल्यसंबंिीरूझानोंआदिपरडेटासधहतवैधिकलौहएवंइस्पातउद्योगके
प्रमुखकायषधनष्पािनसंकेतकोंकीधनगरानीकरेगीऔरररपोटषप्रस्तुतकरेगी।368 Hkkjr dk jkti=] vxLr 2] 2025 ¼Jko.k 11] 1947½ [Hkkx I—[k.M 1
4. धजयोस्पेधसयल(भ-ू स्थाधनक)मैपपंग
सधमधतरणनीधतकयोजना, अवसंरचनाधवकासऔरसंसािनमानधचत्रणमेंसहायताकेधलएसंपूणषभारतमेंलौहएवंइस्पात
संयंत्रों, खिानों, स्लरीपाइपलाइनोंआदिकेभू-स्थाधनकडेटाकारख-रखावकरेगीऔरउसकोअद्यधततकरेगी।
5. डेटाप्रवाह(फ्लो)तंत्रकाधवकास
सधमधतलौहएवंइस्पातसंयंत्रोंसधहतधहतिारकोंसेसूचनाकाप्रभावीऔरसमयबद्धप्रवाहसुधनधितकरनेकेधलएउपयुक्त
संगठनात्मकसंरचनाओं, पद्धधतयोंऔरकायषधवधियोंकोधवकधसतऔरकायाषधन्वतकरेगी।
6. डेटाधवश्लेर्णऔरप्रसार
सधमधतउद्योगधनकायों, सरकारीएजेंधसयोंऔरजनतासधहतधवधभन्नधहतिारकोंकेधलएलौहएवंइस्पातउद्योगसेसंबंधित
डेटाकेधवश्लेर्णऔरइसकेप्रसारकेधलएउत्तरिायीहोगी।
7. सहायकइकाइयोंकागठन
सधमधतअपनेकायोंकेप्रभावीऔरकुिलतापूवषकधनवषहनकेधलएआवश्यकसांधख्यकीययाअन्यधवधिष्टइकाइयोंकागठन
औरउनकारखरखावकरेगी।
8. सरकारकोआवधिकररपोर्टंग
सधमधतलौहएवंइस्पातक्षेत्रकेनीधतधनमाषण, धनगरानीऔरसमीक्षामेंसहायताकेधलएइस्पातमंत्रालयकोधनयधमतरूप
सेव्यापकऔरधवश्लेर्णात्मकजानकारीऔरररपोटषप्रस्तुतकरेगी।
9. धनधिप्रबंिन
सधमधतइस्पातधवकासधनधि(एसडीएफ)औरसरकारद्वारासमय-समयपरजारीदकएगएधनिेिोंकेअनुसारधपछले
आिेिोंकेतहतसंधचतयाइस्पातमंत्रालयद्वारासौंपीगईदकसीअन्यधनधिकेप्रबंिनऔरसंचालनकेधलएउत्तरिायीबनी
रहगे ी।
10. अनुसंिानऔरक्षेत्रीयअध्ययनकेधलएसहायता
सधमधतइस्पातमंत्रालयद्वारासौंपेगएलौहएवंइस्पातक्षेत्रऔरसंबद्धक्षेत्रोंसेसंबंधितअध्ययन, सवेक्षणऔरअनुसंिान
गधतधवधियोंकोिुरूकरेगीयाउनकोसहायताप्रिानकरेगी।
11. अधतररक्तकायष:—
• िीर्षसधमधतजेपीसीकेअपनेससं ािनोंकाप्रबंिनकरसकतीह,ै तथाइसकीस्थायीपररसंपधत्तयोंकाप्रबंिनकर
सकतीहै।
• िीर्षसधमधतसमग्रस्वीकृतपिोंकेभीतरजेपीसीमेंभतीकोमंजूरीिेसकतीहै।
• िीर्षसधमधतआवश्यकतानुसारआउटसोर्संग/संधविाआिारपरजेपीसीमेंधविेर्ज्ञों/परामिषिाताओं/युवापेिेवरों
(यंगप्रोफेिनल)आदिकीधनयुधक्तकोमंजूरीिेसकतीहै।
• िीर्षसधमधतप्रत्येकवर्षमेंकमसेकमएकबारबैठककरेगीऔरजेपीसीकेधलएवार्र्षककायषयोजना/बजटको
अनुमोिन प्रिानकरेगीतथाजेपीसीकीलेखापरीधक्षतररपोटषऔरजेपीसीद्वाराप्रबंधितएवंसंचाधलतअन्यधनधियोंको
स्वीकारकरेगी।
• सधमधतआवश्यकतानुसारधविेर्आमंधत्रतसिस्यों,धविेर्करतकनीकीसंस्थानोंकोसहयोधजतकरसकतीहै।
• सधमधतलौहएवंइस्पातक्षेत्रकीरणनीधतकआवश्यकताओंऔरउभरतीप्राथधमकताओंकेअनुरूपइस्पातमंत्रालय
द्वारासमय-समयपरसौंपेजानेवालेअन्यकतषव्योंऔरकायोंकाधनवषहनकरेगी।
नेहावमाष
धनिेिक
——————PART I—Sec.1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, AUGUST 2, 2025 (SRAVANA 11, 1947) 369
MINISTRY OF STEEL
New Delhi, the 30th July 2025
No. 4(4)/2021-SDI (FTS:13210)—In partial modification of this Ministry’s Notification No. 4(5)/03-DI dated
the 18th August, 2008 and Notification No. 4(17)/2016-SD-I dated 13th April, 2017, the composition, functions, roles and
responsibilities of the Apex Committee of the Joint Plant Committee (JPC) shall be amended as follows:—
1. AS/JS, Ministry of Steel (In-charge - JPC Division) - Chairman
2. Dir level representative from SAIL - Member
3. Dir level representative from NMDC - Member
4. Dir level representative from MECON - Member
5. ED level representative from Railway Board - Member
6. JS level representative from Ministry of Mines - Member
7. Deputy Director, Indian Statistical Institute - Member
8. President, All India Induction Furnace Association - Member
9. President, Chhattisgarh Sponge Iron Manufacturers Association - Member
10. DDG, Ministry of Steel, as a representative from
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) - Member
2. Functions, Roles and Responsibilities:—
1. Comprehensive Data Collection and Maintenance
The Committee shall obtain from all producers, processors, dealers, and consumers of iron and steel such
information and data as may be required for maintaining a comprehensive and updated database. This shall
include production, prices, movement, consumption, and any other relevant parameters in accordance with the
provisions of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008. The Committee shall also expand its data coverage to
include other sectors such as raw materials, power generation, safety, manpower, sustainability parameters,
etc.
2. Maintenance of Unit-Level Information
The Committee shall maintain listings of iron and steel units operating across the country, categorized by
State/UT, district, and segment and maintain up-to-date information on closure, merger, reorganization, or
restructuring of units.
3. Coverage of Global Industry Trends
The Committee shall monitor and report key performance indicators of the global iron and steel industry,
including data on production, consumption, international trade, price trends, etc.
4. Geo-Spatial Mapping
The Committee shall maintain and update geo-spatial data of iron and steel plants, mines, slurry pipelines, etc.
across India to aid strategic planning, infrastructure development, and resource mapping.
5. Development of Data Flow Mechanisms
The Committee shall evolve and implement suitable organizational structures, methods, and procedures to
ensure effective and timely flow of information from stakeholders including iron and steel plants.
6. Data Analysis and Dissemination
The Committee shall be responsible for the analysis, and dissemination of data on the iron and steel industry
to various stakeholders including industry bodies, government agencies, and the public.
7. Constitution of Support Units
The Committee may form and maintain statistical or other specialized units as may be necessary for the
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8. Periodic Reporting to the Government
The Committee shall regularly submit comprehensive and analytical information and reports to the Ministry
of Steel to support policy formulation, monitoring, and review of the iron and steel sector.
9. Fund Management
The Committee shall continue to be responsible for the management and operation of the Steel Development
Fund (SDF) and any other funds accumulated under previous orders, or as entrusted by the Ministry of Steel,
in accordance with directions issued by the Government from time to time.
10. Support for Research and Sectoral Studies
The Committee shall undertake or support studies, surveys, and research activities related to the iron and steel
sector and allied domains, as may be entrusted by the Ministry of Steel.
11. Additional Functions:—
• The Apex Committee may manage JPC's own resources, and manage its permanent assets.
• The Apex Committee may sanction recruitment to JPC within the overall sanctioned posts.
• The Apex committee may sanction engagement of experts / consultants / Young Professionals etc. in JPC
as per need on outsourcing / contract basis.
• The Apex Committee shall meet at least once every year and approve the annual action plan / budget for
JPC and accept the audited reports of JPC and other funds managed and operated by JPC.
• The Committee may co-opt special invitees, especially technical institutes as per need.
• The Committee shall perform such other duties and functions as may be assigned by the Ministry of Steel
from time to time, in alignment with the strategic needs and evolving priorities of the iron and steel sector.
NEHA VERMA
Director
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