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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
20-December-2012 16:54 IST
The total quantity of coir fibre produced in the country during the last three years and the current year is:
Year | Coir fibre produced(in Metric Tonnes) |
2009-10 | 5,15,500 |
2010-11 | 5,25,000 |
2011-12 | 5,13,500 |
2012-13 (upto 30.11.2012) | 3,57,550 |
Coir and coir products like mats, mattings, geotextiles, coir pith, etc. have been exported to different countries during the last three years and the current year. Details of coir and coir products exported are:
Year | Quantity in Metric Tonnes | Value in Rs. crore |
2009-10 | 294508 | 804.05 |
2010-11 | 321016 | 807.07 |
2011-12 | 410854 | 1052.63 |
2012-13 (upto 30.09.2012) | 227175 | 586.94 |
Coir products are facing competition from cheaper synthetic and natural fibre products in both domestic and export markets.
The Coir Board is implementing a number of schemes for the development and growth of the coir industry for modernisation and employment generation. These include Science & Technology Programmes; Skill Upgradation and Quality Improvement; Development of Production Infrastructure; Domestic Market Promotion; Export Market Promotion; Rejuvenation, Modernization and Technological Upgradation (REMOT) scheme; and Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI).
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri K. H. Muniyappa in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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