The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal trade (DPIIT) has held a consultation with representatives of cement industry on a mechanism to collect production data of the sector.
Presently, the cement production data is collected by DPIIT through Cement Information System (CIS) portal. However, some plants are not providing data regularly.
The exercise is important as cement production data is used by the government for policy decisions and for calculating the index of industrial production (IIP).
The representatives of cement industry assured that the cement production data will be provided regularly and agreed that the accurate and authentic production data of the industry will be beneficial for all.
Joint Secretary in the DPIIT Sanjiv also informed that the CIS portal is being revised and the modified portal will be launched shortly.
For updation of the portal, he directed National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM) to discuss with representatives of cement industry.
The industry representatives also assured that remaining plants will be on-boarded on the portal by March 31, 2024.
