JPC e Campaign

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PROJECT PROFILES

Steel scaffolding

Rural market penetration

Banning Asbestos

Steel truck body

Popularization of Metal Bins/Silos

Development and promotion of cycle trolleys

GP water tanks

Stainless Steel water tanks

Popularization of steel as a product


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PROJECT PROFILES - Steel Scaffoldings

Promoting steel scaffoldings in place of traditional bamboo ones in A1, A andB class cities

Cost-benefit analysis of the proposal completed by JPC & INSDAG.

A paper has been prepared and circulated to the producers and otherrelevant organizations.

Suggestions from their end incorporated to make it more comprehensive.

The same was forwarded by the MOS to the Ministry of Urban Developmentand Law for their observations.

The Ministry of Urban Development has suggested to develop a resolutionfor consideration of committee for sub-ordinate legislation.

To this end a legal draft is being developed by Sri M C Mehta of Delhi and SriAjit Sen Gupta, Ex Justice, Kolkata.


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PROJECT PROFILES - Steel Truck Body

Efforts are on to develop a design of suitable steel truck bodies which are

light, strong, fire resistant - with higher longevity and a lower life cycle cost.A design was developed which however was unsuccessful due to somereasons.

Maintaining constant communication with ARAI and Vehicle researchInstitute, Ahmednagar, to develop a suitable and relevant design.

A consultancy firm has shown willingness to develop the design.

Negotiations are on.Request made to the Empowered Committee to extend SDF assistance tothe tune of Rs 3 lakh for a survey to analyze the market demand for such aproduct.

Jodhpur Truck Owners Association and Lloyds Steel have agreed to take thefirst few products for trial run.


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PROJECT PROFILES - Banning Asbestos

A paper highlighting the hazardous and harmful aspects of the mineral has been

developed with active help and support from the industry and experts and hasbeen circulated widely.

We have interacted with the policy division cell of the Union Ministry of

Commerce and Industries who are examining the subject.

For our continuous efforts the Environment Ministry has succeeded in

constituting a committee to review the policies and to recommend suitable

measures regarding the problems of asbestos usage

We are also in touch with the Prime Ministers office in this venture.

Active support from various NGOs and various State Governments are being

received.

With the active support of NGOs we have organized road marches in five states.

We have given massive publicity - emphasizing the health hazards caused by

asbestos manufacture and use- in all leading newspapers for public awareness.


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PROJECT PROFILES - Banning Asbestos

As relevant data in the Indian context on this issue was not available - now we

have collected special data to illustrate and verify facts

We have developed a leaflet, with a mission to circulate it to the parliament

members, to attain their support.

An international seminar is scheduled for the 12th and 13th of April in Delhi. This

workshop is supported by international center for Ban Asbestos.

Efforts are there to organize a meeting of the international representatives of the

Ban Asbestos movement with the Prime Minister.

Legal framework to move a resolution for consideration of the committee for sub-

ordinate legislation is underway.

A PLI case has been instituted at Kolkata High Court with the help of NGOs.


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PROJECT PROFILES - Tapping the Indian Rural Market

A study was conducted by ORG-MARG, with the support of JPC, to study the

scope for promoting steel in the Indian rural market.

It was found that there existed a huge potential for market penetration. This

cause was supported by TATA, SAIL and other producers.

With active support from them we were successful in developing the ground

paper for rural market penetration.

A seminar has been planned to finalize the policies, strategies and product

profiles required for rural market penetration.

The interactive session shall involve policy makers, steel producers, NGOs and

Financial Institutions.

The session has been scheduled for May 2002.

Proposal - defining the role of each segment and recommending policies foradoption.


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PROJECT PROFILES - Promotion of Metal Bins/Silos

Save Grain Campaign (SGC), FSC and JPC under the aegis of the Ministry

of Steel are the main organizers of the promotional program for metal bins.

Subsidy @ 25% per silo is being given.

Installation and public awareness programs all over the country are alsobeing executed.

The promotional program for popularization of Silos includes theinstallation of 60 silos for demonstration purposes.TISCO and JPC are

working together in this project.

Distribution program witnessed delivery of 27,000 bins in 8 states.


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PROJECT PROFILES - Cycle Trolleys

A special type of cycle trolley has been developed for the tribal areas.

The design was developed by SRI, Ranchi and BITS, Mishra and tested by

TISCO .

In association with SRI, Ranchi and TISCO, three welding centers for the tribalyouths to manufacture cycle trolleys in the tribal areas: two in Jharkhand andone in Orrisa, will be developed.

Training courses are being conducted for 6 local youths for each of thesecenters to teach them the art of manufacturing such trolleys.

These youths shall work independently for manufacture and sale of thetrolleys, which is likely to be a very popular item there.


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PROJECT PROFILES - GP water Tanks

The design for manufacturing the GP water tank was developed by IIT

Mumbai.

For product development NCC bore 50% of the cost of development alongwith Jindal.

Market development work for this project needs to be intensified further.


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PROJECT PROFILES - Stainless Steel water tanks

A survey has been conducted by TECS to study the demand of such tanks in

India and the response for the same has been very much positive.

Initially the machines required to produce such tanks had to be imported fromTaiwan but now these machines are being manufactured in Pune.

These tanks are being manufactured in Kolkata, Bangalore and Mumbai.Oneunit is likely to come up in Kolkata soon.


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PROJECT PROFILES - Popularization of Steel as a product

Steel need to be displayed as a versatile material

NCC is planning to develop steel art icon in four metros of the country.

Kolkata - Sponsored by JPC

Chennai - Sponsored by Salem Steel Plant

Delhi and Mumbai - yet to workout.

We have started developing a Steel cyclone relief center at Sagar, West Bengal.

Steel furniture exhibition was organized at Calcutta and Chennai. In November,

2002 the same will be organized in Mumbai with the help of Furniture

Manufacturers Association of India.


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