RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RAC) - 2026 & 2027

RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RAC) - 2026 & 2027

Terms of Reference

To advise on all aspects pertaining to Programmed R&D and industrial support services in NCB, with particular reference to technology forecasting, technology planning, programmes, strategies and methodologies and the overall project programme of NCB.

Sr. No. Name of Member Member details
1 Dr. Awadhesh Singh

Chairman-RAC

Sr. VP and Head (Product Assurance)
UltraTech Cement Ltd.
Andheri (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra

2 Prof. Shashank Bishnoi

Vice Chairman (RAC)
Professor (Civil Engg) & Deputy Director
IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi Campus
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi

3 Director (Cement)

DPIIT
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India
Udyog Bhawan
New Delhi

4 The Director

CSIR-Central Building Research Institute
Roorkee, Uttarakhand
or his Nominee

5 Director

CSIR-Central Road Research Institute
New Delhi
or his Nominee

6 Shri Sameer Bhardwaj

Head of Manufacturing Excellence
J.K. Cement Ltd.
Gurugram, Haryana

7 Prof. Piyush Chaunsali

Professor (Civil Engg.)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

8 Shri Ashwani Pahuja

Chairman & MD
NextCem Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Faridabad, Haryana

9 Director (Civil Engg) & Head

Bureau of Indian Standards
Manak Bhavan
New Delhi

10 Shri Manoj Kumar Rustagi

Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer
JSW Cement Ltd.
Mumbai, Maharashtra

11 Dr. Neelima Alam

Scientist (F)
Climate Change in Clean Energy Division, DST
Govt. of India

12 Dr. S K Saxena

Unit Head
J K Lakshmi Cement Ltd.
Sirohi, Mount Abu, Rajasthan

13 Ms. Ruchika Drall

Deputy Secretary (CCIC)
MoEFCC, Govt. of India

14 Shri J P Vrati

Astt. ED, Quality
Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd.
Noida, Uttar Pradesh

15 Dr. Abhishek Kumar Rai

Head-Group Quality, R&D & Innovation
Adani Cement Ltd.
Ahmedabad, Gujarat

16 Shri Gautam Chatterjee

VP & Head-Technical Strategy
Shree Cement Limited
Gurugram, Haryana

17 Deputy Director General

Bureau of Energy Efficiency
R.K. Puram, New Delhi

18 Shri K R S Narayan

Consultant
In Personal Capacity

19 Dr. L P Singh

Director General - NCB

20 Shri Amit Trivedi

Member Secretary, RAC - NCB

21 Dr. Brijesh Singh

Coordinator, RAC - NCB

22 Head of Centres of NCB
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