COMMODITY BOARDS
Meaning
Commodity
Boards are organizations set up for the development of certain commodities for
export purposes. They deal with the problems of production development,
marketing etc. regarding the commodity. They take measures to promote the
exports of commodities, in respect of which they act as Export Promotion
Councils.
Objectives and Functions
1.
To advise the government on policy matters. These include fixing the quotas for
exports and signing of trade agreements with foreign countries etc.
2.
To undertake promotional activities. These include participation in exhibitions
and trade fairs, opening of foreign offices abroad, conducting market surveys,
sponsoring trade delegations etc.
3.
To promote the consumption of the commodities. This is done by opening their
branch offices in foreign countries. For example, Tea Board has opened various
promotional units in foreign countries with a view to organizing generic
promotion programs.
4.
To deal with the entire range of problems. This is concerning commodities under
their jurisdiction.
5.
To undertake research activities. This is done in order to develop the
production and marketing the commodities within the country. Following
Commodity Boards have set up their research units:
(i)
Central Coffee Research Institute.
(ii)
Rubber Research Institute.
(iii)
Coir Research Institute at Alleppey.
(iv)
The Central Sericulture Research Station at Berhampur.
6.
To import training to workers. This is about workers engaged in the production
of the concerned commodity. The following training centers have been set up by
the Boards:
(i)
The National Coir Training and Design Centre.
(ii)
Institutes of Handloom Technology of Salem and at Varanasi.
Important Commodity Boards
1. Coffee Board. Set-up under the Coffee Act of 1942 it aims at
development of the industry and the promotion of its exports. It has set up a
central Coffee Research Institute and also six coffee demonstration farms. It
makes the result of its research activities available to coffee growers. It
inserts special advertisements in foreign trade journals and mass circulation
newspaper media. It takes part in trade fairs and exhibitions to further the
export of the product.
2. Tea Board. Set-up by the Government of India under the Tea Act
of 1955, its main objectives are the development of the tea industry and the
promotion of its exports. It has set-up offices in India as well as abroad. It
is associated with the Tea Councils set-up in the UK, the USA, W. Germany,
France, Australia, New Zealand and Canada with the co-operation of other
tea-producing countries. It arranges for quality control and pre-shipment
inspection wherever necessary under the Tea Control Order of 1959.
3. Cardamom Board. Constituted under the Cardamom Act of 1965 by the
Government of India it is a statutory body with it headquarter at Ernakulam in
Kerala State. It has a foreign office at Brussels, which coordinates the
exhibitions organized abroad and undertakes promotional campaigns.
4. Rubber Board. Constituted under a statutory body set-up by the
Government of India under the Rubber Act of 1947, the Board advises Government
on all aspects of the rubber industry and controls the planning, marketing and
acquisition of rubber. It promotes the development of the rubber industry in India.
It deals with the registration of estates, issue of new planting and replanting
licenses, and other development schemes such as replanting subsidy. It has a
Rubber Research Institute with well-equipped laboratories and many publications
for the benefit of the industry.
5. Coir Board. Set-up in 1953 under the Coir Industry Act for the
development of the coir industry, the boards has a Coir Training and Design
Centre. It carries out research surveys, encourages new coir establishments and
engages expert weavers to give practical training to the trainees. It
undertakes publicity in India and abroad, through mass media and exhibitions.
6. Central Silk Board. Constituted in 1949 under the Central Silk Board
Act, the Board undertakes:
(i)
the development of the sericulture industry,
(ii)
the implementation of annual plans and achievement of production and export
targets,
(iii)
the organization of research, training, seed production, and
(iv)
the import-export of a raw silk fabric.
Located
in Mumbai it’s headquarter runs the following establishments:
(i)
The Central Sericulture Research Stations Berhampur, Kalimpong, Mysore and
Ranchi; and
(ii)
Central Silkworm seed stations in Pampore, Lakha and Coonoor.
7. The All-India Handicrafts
Board. With headquarters in
Delhi, the Board undertakes the following functions:
(i)
To run four design centers at Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and New Delhi, and one
development center at Bangalore.
(ii)
To help State Governments in the planning and execution of development schemes.
(iii) To develop and evolve new designs which are commercially viable, and to
help production of proto-type.
(iv)
To take up export promotion measures such as participation in trade fairs and
exhibitions, production of films, brochures, catalogues and other promotional
aids.
8. All-India Handloom Board. The Board is doing illustrious work in spreading
this cottage industry. Two institutes of Handloom Technology, one at Salem and
the other at Varanasi, conduct diploma courses of 3 years, on successful
completion of which students are awarded a Diploma by the Board.
The
Board conducts seven weaver centers located in Mumbai Indore, Varanasi,
Kolkata, Mangalore, Bangalore and Chennai, to carry out research and to evolve
new and attractive designs for internal and export markets. They render
technical assistance to the handloom industry in the fields of printing, dyeing
and weaving. They provide financial assistance and other help to the industry
by organizing depots abroad and aid in arranging pre-shipment quality-control
inspection.
The
Office of the Jute Commissioner, established by the Government of India,
renders all possible assistance to the industry and Government in the promotion
of export of jute. The office of the Textile Commissioner looks after the
export promotion of textiles and their derivatives.
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