Description : Post liberalization era ushered into the iron and steel sector considerable boom in consumption that was dampened by sluggishness in domestic economy in the early nineties. The turmoil that followed has hardly abated as steel companies struggle to retain a foothold in an unsteady phase. Such a situation calls forth service from some control body. It is as this juncture, that the Joint Plant Committee's (JPC) role and contribution towards the iron and steel sector becomes imperative.