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National building organisation, which was setup in July 1954, is engaged in co-ordination and promotion of building research and application of results in practice. The organisation works in close collaboration with the planning commission, research laboratories, construction departments, housing boards, etc

The organisation also acts as a U.N.Regional Housing centre for the hot and arid zone of the Economic and social commission for Asia and the Pacific region.

The NBO is attempting to tackle the housing problem in a comprehensive manner at the national level devoting attention to social, economic and technical aspects of the problem. Emphasis is being laid on dissemination of building knowledge and results of research which is the primary function of organisation and also on research, training and extension work

In collaboration with the Ministry of Community Development, the NBO is making available useful knowledge and information in the form of publications to Block Development officers. By an arrangement, popular articles on rural housing in Hindi and English are being regularly contributed and published in periodicals like 'Kurukshetra Gram Sevak' and 'panchayati Raj' which are the organs of the Ministry. Demonstration houses have been constructed in villages.

Forty-one Vigyan Mandirs have been setup in different parts of the country under the Ministry of scientific
Research and Cultural Affairs. The Vigyan Mandirs serve as a forum for dissemination of scientific knowledge. Their functions are to train the rural people in the methods and techniques of science and to supplement the efforts of community

and National Extension Services in making the villagers familiar with the scientific principles involved in the new approach to problems of agriculture, crop protection, low-cost housing,

For research, training and extension work, 8 Rural Housing Wings have been setup at different places to cover the entire country region wise. These wings are working under the overall control and guidance of the National Buildings Organisation.

technical assistance and guidance regarding planning of villages, better designs of houses and improved construction techniques rural housing cells have been setup in all the states. These cells have been entrusted with the work of evolving master plans for development of villages and to provide technical know how. The cell functions is close collaboration with the Development Blocks for executing housing schemes.