(a) whether the Union Government have any proposal to revamp technology mission on cotton in the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Union Government have any proposal to revamp technology mission on cotton in the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI BASANAGOUDA R. PATIL (YATNAL)
(a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.357 FOR ANSWER ON 13.12.2002
(a) & (b) To improve the productivity and quality of cotton, Government has launched the Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC). The mission consists of four mini missions, with objectives of `Research under Mini Mission -I`, `Dissemination of Technology under Mini Mission -II`, `Improvement of market infrastructure under Mini Mission III` and `Moderinsation of ginning and pressing factories under Mini Mission IV)`. While various components of the scheme are generally the same, based on the experience gained during the implementation of the scheme in IX Five Year Plan, certain modifications such as providing assistance to some new items and discontinuing some items have been mooted. These include new items such as `Seed treatment with insecticides`, `Season long training of facilitators`, `National Level Training of Trainers`, `Installation of new bale press and testing laboratories by ginning & pressing factories` etc. and discontinuing `Incentive for Breeder Seed`, `Field Demonstration` and `Activation of Dormant yard` etc.