On the occasion of the World Habitat Day, 04^th October, 2004, the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Shri. B.L.Joshi and Hon’ble  Minister of State(Independent Charge) for Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation, Kumari Selja released the Directory of Indian Building Materials and Products 2004-05 at a function organized by the Ministry at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Both the LG of Delhi and Minister complimented the Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) in bringing out the Directory which is a well researched reference source for the building and construction industry, professionals and other information seekers on the sector.
 

The Hon’ble Minister also released a Special Monograph on the theme of the World Habitat Day 2004 – “Cities-Engines of Rural Development” contains articles by experts on a range of topics on the above theme and a few case studies.

BMTPC, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, is engaged in propagation of cost-effective and disaster resistant building construction materials, technologies and techniques.  BMTPC has developed and promoted 32 simple and affordable manufacturing machines for production of newer building materials and components with industrial waste as a major ingredient (flyash, redmud, gypsum etc.,) The Council has also contributed significantly to the development of wood substitutes and composite based doors and window shutters.

The Directory of Indian Buildings Materials & Products has about 5000 companies listed with product information and contact details.  The current edition (6^th edition) consists of a new section giving information and data on all BIS Standards and Specifications pertaining to construction related products and practices.  A few technical papers have also been included to highlight the recent developments in the R&D in the buildings and construction material industry.  The entire Directory will be put on the BMTPC website (www.bmtpc.org) very shortly and also an exclusive website will be created for the Directory very soon.

The Directory is a one-stop shop for all information and data on the building material products and services.  BMTPC alongwith its partner STEM (Centre for Symbosis of Technology, Environment & Management) and the MASTER BUILDER have also brought out the CD Version which is very moderately priced at Rs.250/- the printed version of 550 pages is priced at Rs.900/-