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:

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: 

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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Industry support for the coir sector through modernisation and market-promotion schemes to counter competition and sustain exports. Coir production and exports have shown year-to-year variation, with exports increasing overall but recent year-to-date figures lower than prior annual totals. Facing competition from cheaper synthetic and natural fibres, the Coir Board is implementing measures including Science and Technology programmes, Skill Upgradation and Quality Improvement, Development of Production Infrastructure, Domestic and Export Market Promotion, REMOT modernisation, and the SFURTI regeneration scheme, as reported in a ministerial written reply to a parliamentary question.