(THE GIST OF PIB) National Productivity Council (NPC)

(NOVEMBER-2025)

National Productivity Council (NPC)

The Delhi High Court recently quashed the Lokpal’s proceedings against Defence Secretary and other officials in a case alleging irregularities in promotions at the National Productivity Council (NPC).

About National Productivity Council (NPC):

NPC, established in 1958, is an autonomous organization under the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
It is a non-profit organization with equal representation from employers’ & workers’ organizations and the Government, apart from technical & professional institutions and other interests.
Headquarters: New Delhi

Objectives:

To increase awareness of productivity in general, especially of the concepts and techniques aimed at strengthening the microeconomic foundations of economic development, rooted in operating practices and strategies of the organizations.
To function as a think tank of the Government on measures needed to enhance focus on productivity
To be among the premier productivity consultancy and training organizations of the country in the first phase and of the South & Southeast Asian region in the long run.
To raise financial resources to sustain its operations on its own on a self-generating and continuing basis.

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.
Productivity Awards.
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.