To promote, develop and propagate Urdu language.
In its capacity as the National Nodal Agency for the promotion of the Urdu language NCPUL is the principal coordinating and monitoring authority for promotion of Urdu language and Urdu education.
Council started its operation in Delhi on April 1, 1996. It has been set up to promote, develop and propagate Urdu language. The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Department of Higher Education, Government of India.
