The National Building Code of India (NBC), a comprehensive building Code, is a national instrument providing guidelines
for regulating the building construction activities across the country. It serves as a Model Code for adoption by all
agencies involved in building construction works be they Public Works Departments, other government construction departments,
local bodies or private construction agencies. The Code mainly contains administrative regulations, development control rules
and general building requirements; fire safety requirements; stipulations regarding materials, structural design and
construction (including safety); building and plumbing services; approach to sustainability; and asset and facility management.

The Code was first published in 1970 at the instance of Planning Commission and then first revised in 1983. Thereafter three
major amendments were issued to the 1983 version, two in 1987 and the third in 1997. The second revision of the Code
was in 2005, to which two amendments were issued in 2015.

Contents
PART 7 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, PRACTICES AND SAFETY

PART 8 BUILDING SERVICES

Section 1 Lighting and Natural Ventilation

Section 2 Electrical and Allied Installations

Section 3 Air Conditioning, Heating and Mechanical Ventilation

Section 4 Acoustics, Sound Insulation and Noise Control

Section 5 Installation of Lifts and Escalators and Moving Walks

5A Lifts

5B Escalators and Moving Walks

Section 6 Information and Communication Enabled Installations



PART 9 PLUMBING SERVICES (INCLUDING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT)

Section 1 Water Supply

Section 2 Drainage and Sanitation

Section 3 Solid Waste Management

Section 4 Gas Supply



PART 10 LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT, SIGNS AND OUTDOOR DISPLAY STRUCTURES

Section 1 Landscape Planning, Design and Development

Section 2 Signs and Outdoor Display Structures



PART 11 APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY

PART 12 ASSET AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT