About National Productivity Council:
- It was established in 1958 as an autonomous organization.
- It works under the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- It is a multipartite, non-profit organization with equal representation from employers’ & workers’ organizations and the Government, apart from technical & professional institutions and other interests.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- National Productivity Council Objectives:
- Increase awareness of productivity concepts and techniques
- Strengthen microeconomic foundations of economic development
- Function as a think tank for the Government
- Provide premier productivity consultancy and training services
- Enhance focus on productivity
- National Productivity Council Functions:
- Consultancy to organizations on productivity improvement
- Training of personnel at different levels
- Dissemination of productivity information through seminars, workshops, conferences, etc
- Productivity Research and Database
- Productivity Publications
- NPC has professionals from diverse fields to provide Consultancy, Capacity Building, and Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) services to various organisations, including Central Government Ministries and State Governments.
- It is a constituent of the Tokyo-based Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), an Inter-Governmental Body of which the Government of India is a founding member.
