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Rajya Sabha
Development of coir industries has immense potential in the national and international market. The following programmes/schemes are being implemented with a view to generating additional employment and improving the economy of this sector:
Training of women artisans spinning under the "Mahila Coir Yojana", which also provides subsidy of 75 per cent of the cost for purchase of ratts.
Financial assistance for development of production infrastructure and setting up new coir units at the rate of 25 per cent of the cost of machinery, subject to maximum of Rs. 1.5 lakh.
Entrepreneur Development Programme and Quality Improvement Programme to promote enterprise and instill quality consciousness respectively.
Intensification of research & development efforts for introducing new technologies for extraction and processing of coir fibre, development of machinery, product diversification, introduction of new products, etc.
Efforts for promoting domestic market for coir through publicity measures, providing Market Development Assistance to units in the co-operative and public sector, participation in trade fairs and exhibitions, maintenance of Coir Board Showrooms & Sales Depots to supply quality products at standardized price.
Financial assistance to exporters for participation in international trade fairs and exhibitions abroad, products promotion programmes, catalogue shows, etc.
Providing trade information service to the industry, including exporters.
This information was given by the Minister of Small Scale Industries & Agro and Rural Industries, Shri Mahabir Prasad in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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