CURRENT AFFAIRS : DAYS
National Productivity Day 2021 : 12 February
- The National Productivity Day is observed every year on February 12 by the National Productivity Council (NPC).
- The main objective of the celebration is to encourage stakeholders in implementing productivity tools and techniques.
- The National Productivity Council celebrates the National Productivity Week from 12 February to 18 February, 2020
About NPC :
- Director General : Arun Kumar Jha
- Headquarters : New Delhi
- It is a national-level organisation that promotes production in India.
- It was established in 1958 by the Ministry of Industry, Government of India. It is an autonomous, multipartite, non-profit organisation and has been registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.
- Also, NPC is a constituent of the Tokyo-based Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) that is an Inter-Governmental Body, of which the Government of India is a founding member.
