About National Council for Cement and Building Materials:
- It was established in 1962 as an apex research and development organization.
- Objective: To promote research and scientific work connected with cement and building materials trade and industry.
- It functions under the administrative control of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
- Functions of National Council for Cement and Building Materials:
- NCB’s areas of work span over the entire spectrum of cement manufacturing and usage.
- It serves as the nodal agency for providing the Government the necessary support for formulation of its policy and planning activities related to growth and development of cement industry.
- It is devoted to protect the interests of consumers of cement and concrete in the country.
- It has its corporate centre and main laboratories located at Ballabgarh (near New Delhi).
- It has well established regional centre at Hyderabad and a Centre at Ahmedabad (Gujarat) &
