(a): whether Government is aware of the problems being faced by the Fire Matches Industry;
(b): if so, whether the Government has conducted any survey/study in this regard;
(c): whether there is any proposal for the advancement of the industry to meet the Global Competition; and
(d): if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES & AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES (SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): The State Government of Tamil Nadu had constituted two
Committees in 1998 and 2001 to study the problems of tiny and
small scale fire matches industries.
(c)&(d): The import of fire matches is restricted in the Export-
Import (EXIM) Policy in order to protect the domestic small and
tiny manufacturers from global competition. Besides, for the
promotion and advancement of tiny and small scale industries,
including those manufacturing fire matches, the Government
implements a number of schemes and programmes for providing
credit, technological, marketing and other supports