Committee For Coir Sector Revamp

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government has established a commission to suggest ways for carrying out a comprehensive restructuring of the State's coir sector. The commission will study and suggest measures to help maintain the employment security and welfare of the coir workers. It will also redefine the functioning of the public sector undertakings in the sector and spell out ways to strengthen the coir cooperative societies. The commission had been entrusted with the task of identifying the specific areas of research required to develop the coir sector and suggesting ways to set up a link for transferring the research results to the industry.

The other terms of reference of the commission include enabling the coir industry to manufacture modern hybrid products using coir and other natural fibres and thereby making Alappuzha district an important global network of carpet industry; developing the domestic market for coir products; and ensuring the price stability of coir and coir products in tune with the production costs.