National Development Corporation (NDC)

The National Development Corporation State Owned Corporation (NDC) was founded as per the Presidential Decree no. 28, dated 03/02/2020. The principal objective of the corporation is to reinvigorate the state-owned corporations merged into it, which previously held the status of state-owned enterprises.

The fundamental purpose behind the merger was to modernize and mechanize the operations of the corporations so that it could achieve the high standard of implementation and construction of infrastructure. Furthermore, among the goals of NDC is the refinement of processes involved in the implementation of vital infrastructure in the fields of agriculture, water, energy, production, exploration and mining of minerals. NDC strives to accelerate the sustainable development of the country. According to the Presidential decree, the legal status of the following state-owned enterprises was converted to state-owned corporations and then merged into NDC:

• Bana’i Development Corporation
• Helmand Development Corporation
• Afghani Development Corporation
• Housing Development Corporation
• Ghouri Cement Factory
• Jabal Siraj Cement Factory
• Northern Coal Corporation
• Nangrahar Valley Agricultural Corporation
• Metal Corporation
• Central Freight Corporation (Kamaz)