Lok Sabha Question No. 265 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Development of Coir Sector in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Shri G M Harish Balayogi

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *265 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF COIR SECTOR IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## *265.  SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

## SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

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

- (a) the  number  of  coir-based  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  established, employment  generated  therefrom  and  specific  initiatives  undertaken  by  the  Government  for promotion and development of the coir sector in Andhra Pradesh, particularly in Konaseema district;
- (b) the details of financial and technical assistance provided to coir-based units in the country under various schemes during the last five years, district-wise, year-wise, and State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government has any programmes aimed at strengthening the raw material base for the coir sector in Andhra Pradesh, especially in Konaseema district, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of the operations and outcomes of the Livelihood Business Incubator (LBI) set up by the Coir Board in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to expand the network of such LBIs and Common Facility Centres (CFCs) in high-potential regions such as Konaseema and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI JITAN RAM MANJHI)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 265*  FOR 07.08.2025  REGARDING "DEVELOPMENT OF COIR SECTOR IN ANDHRA PRADESH"

- (a):        As  per  the  available  data,  the  number  of  coir  units  established  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and Konaseema district since 2017-18 is as given below:

| State              |   No. of Coir units assisted | Estimated Employment generated   |
|--------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh     |                          617 | 4,936                            |
| Konaseema District |                          126 | 1,008                            |

The  major  initiatives  undertaken  by  Government  for  promotion  and  development  of  coir sector in the country include the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Coir  Vikas  Yojana  (CVY)  and  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries (SFURTI).

PMEGP provides credit subsidy upto 35% of the project cost on bank loans for setting up of new micro enterprises. The benefits under CVY include development of new coir technologies and their dissemination, Skill upgradation, Domestic and Export Market Promotion. SFURTI promotes clusters of traditional artisans through establishment of Common Facility Centres, procurement of plant and machinery and skill training.

- (b): Financial  and  technical  assistancehave  been  provided  under  two  major  Schemes  of  the Ministry namely, Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and Scheme of Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI).  The  details  of  financial  assistance provided for setting up of new coir units under PMEGP during the last five years, State-wise, yearwise  and  district-wise  for  Andhra  Pradesh  are  at Annexure  I .  The  details  of  financial  assistance provided to coir clusters under SFURTI during the last five years, State-wise and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh are at Annexure II .
- (c): Government  has  been  implementing  various  programmes  with  focus  on  increasing  the production  and  productivity  of  coconut  and  thereby  strengthen  the  raw  material  base  for  the  coir sector. During the last 5 years, the Coconut Development Board, a statutory body under Ministry of Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare,  utilized  an  amount  of  Rs.58.20  Crores  for  the  improvement  of coconut sector in Andhra Pradesh including Konaseema district. The details are given in Annexure III.
- (d) and (e): Coir Board has established 01 Livelihood Business Incubator(LBI) in Rajahmundry, East  Godavari  District,  Andhra  Pradesh  under  which  skill  trainings  have  been  imparted  to  the beneficiaries  in  Coir  Sector.  As  per  the  available  data,  112  persons  were  trained  in  the  LBI  and among  them  66  persons  have  become  self  employed  by  setting  up  new  enterprises.  As  regards Common Facility Centres (CFC), three such coir centres under SFURTI have been established in Andhra Pradesh.

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Annexure I referred to in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *265 for answer on 07.08.2025.

State-wise and year-wise details of coir units assisted with financial assistance in the form of margin money subsidy under PMEGP since FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25:

(INR in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State / UT        | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loans   | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loans   | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loans   | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loans   | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loans   | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loans   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State / UT        | FY 2020-21                                                    | FY 2021-22                                                    | FY 2022-23                                                    | FY 2023-24                                                    | FY 2024-25                                                    | Total                                                         |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 363.65                                                        | 429.21                                                        | 451.79                                                        | 292.34                                                        | 218.20                                                        | 1755.19                                                       |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.45                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 2.45                                                          |
| 3.        | Assam             | 3.41                                                          | 8.53                                                          | 11.00                                                         | 17.50                                                         | 5.08                                                          | 45.52                                                         |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 39.66                                                         | 13.16                                                         | 7.84                                                          | 8.45                                                          | 19.34                                                         | 88.45                                                         |
| 5.        | Chattishgarh      | 26.54                                                         | 25.80                                                         | 6.62                                                          | 17.50                                                         | 18.92                                                         | 95.38                                                         |
| 6.        | Goa               | 5.81                                                          | 7.35                                                          | 8.75                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 21.91                                                         |
| 7.        | Gujarat           | 753.66                                                        | 763.03                                                        | 151.66                                                        | 109.66                                                        | 50.53                                                         | 1828.54                                                       |
| 8.        | Haryana           | 32.00                                                         | 38.68                                                         | 11.25                                                         | 12.00                                                         | 15.00                                                         | 108.93                                                        |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh  | 9.00                                                          | 30.93                                                         | 7.47                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 1.75                                                          | 49.15                                                         |
| 10.       | Jharkhand         | 6.10                                                          | 3.75                                                          | 8.75                                                          | 1.14                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 19.74                                                         |
| 11.       | Karnataka         | 89.28                                                         | 127.79                                                        | 84.92                                                         | 16.66                                                         | 23.84                                                         | 342.49                                                        |
| 12.       | Kerala            | 170.98                                                        | 250.61                                                        | 128.76                                                        | 93.13                                                         | 4.44                                                          | 647.92                                                        |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 81.75                                                         | 15.46                                                         | 30.79                                                         | 0.00                                                          | 2.49                                                          | 130.49                                                        |
| 14.       | Maharashtra       | 119.15                                                        | 99.78                                                         | 86.15                                                         | 54.38                                                         | 50.07                                                         | 409.53                                                        |
| 15.       | Manipur           | 6.30                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 6.3                                                           |
| 16.       | Meghalaya         | 0.74                                                          | 2.80                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 3.54                                                          |
| 17.       | Mizoram           | 2.45                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 7.50                                                          | 2.37                                                          | 12.32                                                         |
| 18.       | Nagaland          | 12.47                                                         | 12.30                                                         | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 24.77                                                         |
| 19.       | Odisha            | 111.30                                                        | 90.64                                                         | 54.74                                                         | 43.95                                                         | 25.52                                                         | 326.15                                                        |
| 20.       | Punjab            | 30.18                                                         | 15.52                                                         | 32.49                                                         | 29.94                                                         | 17.50                                                         | 125.63                                                        |
| 21.       | Rajasthan         | 73.54                                                         | 89.58                                                         | 32.23                                                         | 10.40                                                         | 21.64                                                         | 227.39                                                        |
| 22.       | Sikkim            | 5.03                                                          | 3.47                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 8.5                                                           |
| 23.       | Tamil Nadu        | 1225.15                                                       | 1048.49                                                       | 577.80                                                        | 395.69                                                        | 165.64                                                        | 3412.77                                                       |
| 24.       | Telangana         | 76.90                                                         | 77.19                                                         | 45.98                                                         | 14.01                                                         | 13.96                                                         | 228.04                                                        |
| 25.       | Tripura           | 16.45                                                         | 12.60                                                         | 5.25                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 2.10                                                          | 36.4                                                          |
| 26.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 263.37                                                        | 277.31                                                        | 168.89                                                        | 78.65                                                         | 26.45                                                         | 814.67                                                        |
| 27.       | Uttarakhand       | 15.11                                                         | 18.65                                                         | 5.95                                                          | 1.75                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 41.46                                                         |
| 28.       | West Bengal       | 17.79                                                         | 6.06                                                          | 7.68                                                          | 2.50                                                          | 14.18                                                         | 48.21                                                         |
|           | Total             | 3560.22                                                       | 3468.69                                                       | 1926.76                                                       | 1207.15                                                       | 699.02                                                        | 10861.84                                                      |

District-wise and year-wise details of coir units assisted with financial assistance in the form of margin money subsidy in Andhra Pradesh under PMEGP since FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25:

(INR in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | District      | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loan   | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loan   | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loan   | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loan   | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loan   | Financial assistance in the form of MMsubsidy on Bank loan   |
|-----------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | District      | FY 2020- 21                                                  | FY 2021-22                                                   | FY 2022-23                                                   | FY 2023-24                                                   | FY 2024-25                                                   | Total                                                        |
| 1.        | Anakapalli    | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 2.50                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 2.5                                                          |
| 2.        | Ananthapur    | 0.73684                                                      | 3.61                                                         | 17.11                                                        | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 21.45684                                                     |
| 3.        | Bapatla       | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.0                                                          |
| 4.        | Chittoor      | 7.7                                                          | 10.56                                                        | 13.65                                                        | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 31.91                                                        |
| 5.        | East Godavari | 259.9215                                                     | 316.32                                                       | 173.67                                                       | 57.80                                                        | 35.28                                                        | 842.99                                                       |
| 6.        | Eluru         | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 8.75                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 8.75                                                         |
| 7.        | Guntur        | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 12.95                                                        | 0.00                                                         | 8.29                                                         | 21.24                                                        |
| 8.        | Kadapa (Ysr)  | 27.35                                                        | 14.70                                                        | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 42.05                                                        |
| 9.        | Konaseema     | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 110.98                                                       | 156.65                                                       | 105.58                                                       | 373.21                                                       |
| 10.       | Krishna       | 6.25                                                         | 30.60                                                        | 8.75                                                         | 7.00                                                         | 13.83                                                        | 66.43                                                        |
| 11.       | Kurnool       | 0.00                                                         | 8.00                                                         | 6.25                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 14.25                                                        |
| 12.       | Nanadyal      | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 16.73                                                        | 16.73                                                        |
| 13.       | Nellore       | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 11.00                                                        | 4.10                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 15.1                                                         |
| 14.       | Prakasam      | 0.00                                                         | 5.25                                                         | 2.58                                                         | 3.50                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 11.33                                                        |
| 15.       | Sri Satya Sai | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 5.92                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 5.92                                                         |
| 16.       | Srikakulam    | 8.75                                                         | 5.98                                                         | 10.17                                                        | 19.25                                                        | 0.00                                                         | 44.15                                                        |
| 17.       | Tirupati      | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 1.30                                                         | 8.75                                                         | 12.25                                                        | 22.3                                                         |
| 18.       | Visakhapatnam | 0.00                                                         | 6.19                                                         | 21.00                                                        | 8.75                                                         | 5.25                                                         | 41.19                                                        |
| 19.       | Vizianagaram  | 0.00                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 10.97                                                        | 1.05                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 12.02                                                        |
| 20.       | West Godavari | 52.9375                                                      | 28.00                                                        | 36.75                                                        | 23.00                                                        | 21.00                                                        | 161.68                                                       |
|           | Total         | 363.65                                                       | 429.21                                                       | 451.79                                                       | 292.34                                                       | 218.20                                                       | 1755.21                                                      |

## Annexure II  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *265  for answer on 07.08.2025.

State-wise and district-wise details of the SFURTI clusters in the coir sector that have been provided financial assistance during the last 5 years:

| S. No.   |                | District        | Name of the cluster                  |   Financial assistance provided (Rs. in Lakh) |
|----------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh | East Godavari   | Kadiyapulanka Coir Cluster           |                                        188.65 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh | East Godavari   | Amlapuram Coir Cluster               |                                        156.97 |
| 3.       | Karnataka      | Tumkur          | Cheluru Coir Cluster                 |                                        206.85 |
| 4.       | Karnataka      | Hassan          | Javagal Coir Cluster                 |                                         83.84 |
| 5.       | Karnataka      | Tumkur          | Kortagere Coir Cluster               |                                        225.44 |
| 6.       | Karnataka      | Mandya          | Kuddaluru Coir Cluster               |                                        207.84 |
| 7.       | Karnataka      | Tumkur          | Shri Ganganathswamy Coir Cluster     |                                        221.1  |
| 8.       | Karnataka      | Tumkur          | Tumkur Coir Cluster                  |                                        432.53 |
| 9.       | Kerala         | Alapuzha        | Ambalapuzha Coir Development Society |                                         79.74 |
| 10.      | Odisha         | Balasore        | Bhograi Coir Cluster                 |                                         99.37 |
| 11.      | Odisha         | Puri            | Radharani Coir Cluster               |                                         92.54 |
| 12.      | Odisha         | Kendrapara      | Rajkanika Coir Cluster               |                                         80.63 |
| 13.      | Tamil Nadu     | Erode           | Kongu Coir Cluster                   |                                        236.83 |
| 14.      | Tamil Nadu     | Krishnagiri     | Krishnagiri Coir Cluster             |                                        166.53 |
| 15.      | Tamil Nadu     | Tiruvarur       | Mannargudi Coir Cluster              |                                        246.5  |
| 16.      | Tamil Nadu     | Salem           | Omalur Coir Cluster                  |                                        247.18 |
| 17.      | Tamil Nadu     | Vellore         | Pakkam Coir Cluster                  |                                        245.74 |
| 18.      | West Bengal    | Purba Burdhawan | Purba Bardhman Coir Cluster          |                                        255.66 |
| Total    | Total          | Total           | Total                                |                                       3473.94 |

## Annexure III

Annexure III  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *265  for answer on 07.08.2025.

## Programmes implemented with focus to strengthen the raw material base for the coir sector:

- i. Laying out of Demonstration Plot Scheme : The scheme aims to enhance coconut production and productivity through the adoption of integrated management practices. During the last five years, an area of 2,515.46 hectare has been demonstrated with integrated management practices in  farmers'  fields  by  utilizing  an  amount  of  Rs.  8.14  crore  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  out  of  which, 1,118.57 hectares have been covered in Konaseema district by utilizing an amount of Rs. 2.82 crore.
- ii. Replanting  and  Rejuvenation  Scheme :  The  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  remove  disease affected,  unproductive,  old  and  senile  palms  followed  by  systematic  replanting  with  quality seedlings and rejuvenation of remaining palms through integrated package of practices. An area of 8,110.51 hectare has been covered by utilizing Rs.41.55 Crores in Andhra Pradesh during the last  5  years,  out  of  which  an  amount  of  Rs.  7.34  crores  has  been  utilized  for  rejuvenation  of 2,064.18 hectare area and replanting with 40,529 seedlings in Konaseema district.
- iii. Expansion of area under coconut : An area of 5,586.64 hectare has been brought under coconut cultivation in Andhra Pradesh during the last 5 years.
- iv. 58  nos.  of  awareness  programmes  conducted  by  the  Coconut  Development  Board  to  create awareness about scientific coconut cultivation technology and value addition.
- v. Established  a  Demonstration  cum  seed  production  farm  at  Vijayawada,  Andhra  Pradesh  and produced 3.54 lakh coconut seedlings ensuring the supply of quality seedlings.