Lok Sabha Question No. 897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Export of Coir and Coir Products
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## 897.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 897 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## EXPOERT OF COIRAND COIR PRODUCTS

SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the total export worth of Coir and Coir products during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Coir Board proposes to double its export in the next three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the export of Coir and Coir products is likely to increase by 17% in the coming financial year and if so, the details thereto; and
- (d) the manner in which the Government proposes to extend the benefit to the coir producing farmers and its labourers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTR OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): The details of total export of coir and coir products during the last three years are as under:

| Years                 | 2013-2014   | 2014-2015   | 2015-2016   |
|-----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Quantity (In Metric   | 537040      | 626666      | 752020      |
| Tonnes)               |             |             |             |
| Value (Rs. in Crores) | 1476.04     | 1630.33     | 1901.42     |

(b)&(c):   Coir Board has targeted to double the export of coir and coir products from India within the next three years. The export of coir and coir products during the coming financial year ie. 2017-18 is expected to increase by 12 - 18%.  During the current financial year, the provisional figures of progressive exports up to September, 2016 is Rs.956.92 Crores.  This records  a  13%  increase  in  value  when  compared  with  the  figures  up  to  the  corresponding period of the previous year.  During the last few years, the export of coir and coir products has showed a positive trend and it is expected that the trend will continue during the coming years also.

In  order  to  boost  the  export  of  coir  and  coir  products,  the  Coir  Board  plans  to implement vigorous and target oriented export market promotion programmes. The programme  titled 'Export Market Promotion' under the ongoing plan scheme,  Coir Vikas Yojana   envisages  to  promote  and  make  Indian  Coir  products  competitive  in  the  global market. The promotional measures undertaken by Coir Board, inter alia include participation in  international  trade  fairs  and  conferences  within  India  and  abroad,  providing  External Market  Development  Assistances  to  the  coir  entrepreneurs  /exporters  for  meeting  the expenses of air fare and stall rent for participation in international fairs, undertaking publicity propaganda  besides  sponsoring  market  delegations,  undertaking  demonstration  projects  on the  functional  applications  of  coir  and  organizing  warehousing  facilities  to  cater  to  the requirements of products in small quantities, for creating the market pull for coir products in the global market.

(d): Coir  Board  has  been  implementing  various  programmes  for  development  of  coir industry in the country.  Under these programmes, financial subsidy and technical support for setting  up  of  coir  industrial  units  and  marketing  of  their  products  are  provided  to  the  coir workers  and  entrepreneurs.  In  addition,  Coir  Board  has  been  implementing  an  Insurance Scheme for the coir workers of the country against death and disablement caused by accident. Under the scheme, the entire premium amount of coir workers of the country was borne by Coir  Board.    The  scheme  has  been  merged  with  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  BimaYojana (PMSBY) recently.

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