MSME

Related scheme
Description
conducted at Regional Extension Centres will be
made by the officer-in-charge of the centre
through sponsoring of candidates by trade
associations, unit owners, Industries Department,
NGOs, Co-operatives, etc.
iii. D e v e l o p m e n t o f P r o d u c t i o n
Infrastructure (DPI)
Coir Board is implementing the plan scheme
‘Development of Production Infrastructure’ with
the objective of providing modern infrastructure
facilities to coir production units, resulting in
improvement of productivity and quality and also
in creation of employment opportunities
especially for women in the rural areas. It also
aims the establishment of new “State of the Art”
Coir Processing Units, Spread of the industry to
potential areas, Enhanced utilization of available
raw material, Attracting new generation
entrepreneurs to the industry , Modernisation of
existing unit, Production of high value customer
oriented products, Make the Coir Industry
competitive, Adoption of eco friendly production
techniques and Achieve the target of a pollution
free coir industry with technological
advancements.
Nature of assistance Under the DPI scheme the Coir Board financial
assistance is provided for setting up of coir units
with a project cost up to Rs. 10 lakhs in the
country. Subsidy will be provided @ 25% of the
project cost subject to a maximum of Rs. 6 lakh for
setting up of De-fibering Unit, Rs.4 lakh for
Automatic Spinning Unit and Rs.5 lakh for others,
including Coir Pith Unit. For a Composite or a
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