BACKGROUND :

The Council strives to package proven innovative technologies for the benefit of entrepreneurs interested in setting up manufacturing units in tiny, small, medium and large scale sectors.In order to bridge the gap between research and development and large scale application of new building material technologies, the erstwhile Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, had established the BUILDING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION COUNCIL in July 1990.

The Council strives to package proven innovative technologies for the benefit of entrepreneurs interested in setting up manufacturing units in tiny, small, medium and large scale sectors.

There has been a demand for setting up such an apex institution in order to provide an inter-disciplinary platform to various agencies under Central and State Governments and the private sector for scaling up proven technologies to enhance their wide-spread use and for assisting commercial production as well as systematic dissemination of appropriate technology for the benefit of the construction of appropriate technology for the benefit of the construction agencies and different sections of the population.

The Council is structured to undertake the task of the extension and application of technologies and materials developed by research institutions on the ground with the backing of financial institutions and enabling regulatory environment.

CompositionBoard of Management.

The Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation is the ex-officio President and the Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation is Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Council. The Board of Management of the Council have representations from the concerned Central Ministries viz. Finance, Industrial Development, Rural Affairs and Employment, Department of Power, Science and Technology, Small Scale Industries, Environment, Scientific and Industrial Research and Planning Commission. The State Governments, Housing Finance and Industrial Development and Promotion Agencies like HUDCO, NHB, IDBI, IFCI, ICCI are represented on the Board. To draw upon the experience and expertise in the area of building materials technology, eminent technologists, professionals of the public sector construction agencies, the corporate sector, R & D and standardisation organisations are also associated with the Board of Management.