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The Government has reconstituted the Coir Board with Shri C.Chandran, IAS as its Chairman. There are 39 other part-time Members on the Board. The Coir Board is a statutory body established for promoting the overall development of the Coir Industry and uplift of the living conditions of the workers engaged in this traditional industry.
The functions of the coir board for the development of coir industries include undertaking scientific, technological and economic research and development activities; collection of statistics relating to exports and internal consumption of coir and coir products; development of new products and designs; publicity for promotion of exports and internal sales; marketing of coir products in India and abroad; preventing unfair competition among producers and exporters; assisting in the establishment of units for the manufacture of products; promoting co-operative organizations among producers of husks, coir fibre, coir yarn and manufacturers of coir products; ensuring remunerative returns to the producers and manufacturers etc.
All sections interested in the welfare of coir industry are represented on the Coir Board.
MG: PM
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