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COIR DEVELOPMENT CORPN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
The coir industry, one of the major traditional industries
in the State and second only to agriculture as a source of employment in
Kerala, provides employment to around 4 lakh persons, of which 84% are
women. With 10.05 lakh hectares under coconut cultivation, this accounts
for 45% of the net cropped area in the State
Concentration of coir industry in the State:
Alapuzha , Kayamkulam Chirayinkeezhu, Kollam,
North Parur , Trichur ,
Kozhikode, Kannur,
Ponnani, Vaikom
Varieties of coir yarn produced:
Ashtamudi, Anjengo,
Mangadan, Artary , Vaikom, Koilandy , Arror Sp, Muppine, Rope Yarn
Varieties of coir products produced & exported:
Matts, mattings,
rubberised coir products, mattresses, pillows, cushion, coir,
geo-textiles, tuffes, mats, coir pith, rugs, carpets, curled coir. While
the production of coir products stood at 15,560 MT, as on 1999 - 2000,
the total exports of coir products stood at 58,947 MT.
Statistics of Coir Co-operative Sector:
524 primary yarn
producing societies, 10 small scale producers co-op. societies, 72
mechanised coir co-op. Societies
The various agencies for promoting coir in the State
include a Coir Directorate, Coir Workers' Welfare Fund Board, Coir
Parks, Coirfed, Coir Corporation, Coir Board and so on.
Coir Directorate:
The Coir Directorate caters to the needs of the various
coir co-operative societies by marketing their products, helping in
quality improvement by providing technical guidance and providing
financial assistance. The various project offices functioning under the
directorate include those at Chirayinkeezhu, Kollam, Kayamkulam,
Alapuzha, Vaikom,
North Parur, Trichur,
Ponnani, Kozhikode and Kannur.
Major schemes implemented by the Department:
1. Integrated coir development projects: For the
modernisation and mechanisation of industries to improve quality and
quantity to provide better environment to workers For better wages
2. Revitalisation of sick and dormant societies, to
increase production by reviving sick and dormant societies, to improve
production and to provide more employment.
3.Market Development assistance, to sell the products of
primaries, Govt. provides incentives by way of market development
assistance as rebate, discount etc.
Coir Workers Welfare Fund Board:
The government contributes to the Board to provide welfare measures that
include pension to coir workers, educational assistance to the workers'
children, marriage assistance, provision of geriatric centres and so on.
Projects under implementation:
Geo-textiles development programme:
Rs. 865 lakhs investment for popularisation of Geo-Textiles
- To improve the utility of coir yarn by way of diversification.- To
prevent soil erosion. - To protect roads, rails, canal embankment for
construction of roads.- For prevention of sea erosion and other related
application
The schemes will be implemented by the Department of Coir
Development through Coirfed and Coir corporation. This project proposes
to implement 50 pilot projects through local bodies, 20 state wide
projects with the help of NGOs, 10 projects under various development
departments, 10 national level projects, 10 projects with the help of
exporters and 50 geo-textile production units
Contact Address
Director of Coir Development
Nandavanam
Palayam
Thiruvananthapuram -33
Phone No: 0471-322046
Fax No: 0471-322046
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