CGCRI Naroda Centre, Ahmedabad: Overview

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CSIR-CGCRI, Naroda Centre was established in the year 1977 to cater to the needs of the Ceramic Industries in the small and medium scale sectors in Gujarat and adjoining areas with the following main objectives:

• Evaluation and utilization of locally available ceramic raw materials.
• Offering testing facilities to ceramic and allied industries.
• Developing of traditional white ware ceramics.
• Undertaking sponsored research and transfer of technology.
• Technical assistance to the ceramic industries in improving quality, productivity, cost reduction, import substitution and export promotion.
• Training of personnel for manpower development in the ceramic industry.
• Rendering consultancy services to the industry.
• Improvement in rural pottery & development of technologies for diversification in the product range.

The new Innovation and Facilitation Unit of CSIR-CGCRI, Naroda Centre was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of State Shri Saurabh Patel and Prof. I. Manna, Director, CSIR-CGCRI.

• Product Testing and certification
• Training and demonstration programmes (HRD)