Private company

National Book Trust, India

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Indian Publishing House

National Book Trust (NBT) is an Indian state-owned publishing house, headquartered in Delhi, India, founded in 1957 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. NBT publishes reading material in several Indian languages for all age-groups, including books for children and Neo-literates. They publish NBT Newsletter, a monthly newsletter about recent publications.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1957Founded1
  • HeadquartersNew Delhi1
  • Websitewww.nbtindia.gov.in
  • Legal formTrust3
  • Kind of organizationTrust1
  • LEI335800PBEQQD9ITLJ4743
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address5, INSTITUTIONAL AREA,, NEHRU BHAWAN, PHASE-II,VASANT KUNJ,, 110070 New Delhi, India3
  • Registered withGoods and Services Tax Network (Ministry of Finance), 07AAATN8160G1ZJ3

National Book Trust (NBT) is an Indian state-owned publishing house, headquartered in Delhi, India, founded in 1957 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. NBT publishes reading material in several Indian languages for all age-groups, including books for children and Neo-literates. They publish NBT Newsletter, a monthly newsletter about recent publications.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Government of India
  • Ministry of Education

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1957Founded Founded1