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Govt. of India Thrust Areas for Development of Coir Industry

3.137 The thrust areas of Govt. of India for the development of Coir Industry in the country are
modernisation of production infrastructure without displacement of labour, expansion of domestic
market through publicity and propaganda, promotion of export of coir and new products through
market promotion measures abroad, promotion of research and development activities in process
improvement, product development and diversification and elimination of pollution, development of
skilled manpower through training, and extension of research and development findings through field
demonstrations in association with the state governments.

National Coir Policy (Draft)

3.138 Coir Board has evolved a draft National Coir Policy and Vision 2025 with a view to develop Coir
Industry in a holistic manner . The policy broadly defines the vision of GOI on coir sector development
and the targets to be achieved by 2025.

Box No: Box 3.13
National Coir Policy (Draft)

The National Coir Policy has the following aims and objectives :

• Enhancing the utilization of coconut husks available in the coconut producing states for
coir fibre extraction.

• Improving the quality of coir fibre, yarn and products produced in India.
• Women empowerment through value addition of coir products and coir pith.
• Zero wastage in the extraction of fibre and manufacturing process.
• Inventions in product and process for use in betterment of river water, urban waste

management , disaster management ,urban environment benefit, interventions in avoiding
urban heat islands ,rainwater harvesting. avoidance of rain flood water, light weight roof
lawns, use of urban walls for sound reductions and pollution, improvement of quality
of life in indoor of homes and office by gardens, in horticulture process for better water
utilization and higher yields in vegetable production, popularization of production of organic
vegetables by the application of coir pith and coir geo- textiles.
• Phasing out the traditional production process in the coir industry by replacing with
modern equipments so as to eliminate drudgery in the production processes and enhance
productivity and quality.
• Addressing the problem of infrastructure bottlenecks by providing assistance under the
various schemes of the Union Government.
• Supporting modernization and technology up gradation of industry to increase its
competitiveness.
• Providing assistance for capacity building in both industry and human capital for the
expected surge in the fibre production and its further processing.
• Providing fuller employment to the existing coir workers and generate additional employment
to achieve ‘ one million job in the sector predominantly for women.
• Undertaking vigorous research and development activities for finding new areas for coir
especially in soil bio-engineering applications and coir pith as a growing medium.
• Development of high productivity defibering units and mechanical spinning machines .
• Finding new uses for Coir Wood, Coir Pith and explore more business opportunities within
India and abroad.
• Augmenting investment and providing support on both fiscal and non- fiscal front to increase
fibre availability in the country and facilitate high growth and competitiveness of the coir
sector.

Kerala State Planning Board