(a): whether the Government has received any request from the Government of Kerala to incorporate Coir Sector in the a `Mill Gate Price Scheme`;
(b): if so, the details thereof; and
(c): the time by which a final decision to be taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES & AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES (SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): A request was received from the Government of Kerala in
January, 2005 for incorporating the coir sector in the Mill Gate
Price Scheme (MGPS) for handloom weavers being operated by the
Development Commissioner for Handlooms.
(c): The Government of Kerala has been informed on 13 May, 2005
that the coir sector is different from the handloom sector, and
hence it is not possible to include supply of coir fibre under the
MGPS.