(a): whether the Government proposes to restore the minimum support price for coir products;
(b): if so, the details thereof; and
(c): the measures being taken to boost the export of coir products?
(a): whether the Government proposes to restore the minimum support price for coir products;
(b): if so, the details thereof; and
(c): the measures being taken to boost the export of coir products?
MINISTER OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES & AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES(SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD)
(a)&(b): There is no proposal under consideration of the
Government to restore the minimum support price for coir and coir
products.
(c): In order to boost the export of coir and coir products, the
Government has taken the following measures:
(i) A Scheme titled, `External Market Development Assistance` has
been introduced in 2000-01 to provide financial assistance to
small exporters in the coir sector. This assistance consists of
providing Government grants to meet major parts of the expenditure
on air travel and rentals of stalls by exporters and their
delegations to participate in buyer-seller meets, trade fairs and
exhibitions abroad. The scheme also provides financial assistance
to individual small exporters for undertaking sales-cum-study
tours and participation in trade delegations, trade fairs,
exhibitions, etc., abroad.
(ii) The Coir Board of the Government similarly participates in
trade fairs/exhibitions, product promotion programmes and
catalogue shows abroad, in order to promote export of products
which do not get otherwise displayed by individual exports, etc.