Coir Board has organised a 4 days expo in Jyotichitraban Kahilipara Guwahati to promote Coir and its uses. The expo started on 23rd of March and will end on 26th of March. The inaguration took place in presence of Hon’ble Shri D Kuppuramu ji (Chairman Coir Board) and Hon’ble Lakshmana S, IAS (Secretary, Minister of Industry Govt of Assam).
Coir Board was set up under the Coir Industry Act, 1953 by the Government of India The Coir Industry Act mandates the Board to undertake scientific, technological and economic research, modernization, quality improvement, human resource development, market promotion and welfare of all those engaged in the industry. This is done through variousSchemes/Programmes, such as research and development activities, training programmes, financial support for setting up of coir units, domestic as well as export market development, and welfare measures to workers. The Coir industry in India employs 7 lakhs of workers, predominantly women, and plays a vital role in rural women empowerment.
There are 1570 registered coir exporters in the country and the export of the Coir and Coir products from India during the year 2020-21 registered an all time high record of Rs 3778.98 crores. Coir products are eco friendly in nature and have gained “Eco Mark” certification by the Ministry of Environment and Forestes Govt. Of India, helping to save environment and reverse Global Warming.
