The Rubber Board is a statutory body constituted by the Government of India, under the Rubber Act 1947, for the overall development of the rubber industry in the country. As envisaged in the Act, the Indian Rubber Board was set up as the statutory organisation responsible for assisting the government in implementation of the various provisions of the Act. The Rubber Rules (1955) provides guidelines for such activities. Both the Rubber Act and Rubber Rules have undergone several amendments, the latest being in 2009.