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  • It was provided under ‘Sustainable & Inclusive Development of Natural Rubber Sector’ Scheme (implemented by Rubber Board under MoCI), which enhances natural rubber production through 
    • Expanding planted area, accelerating rubber plantation in non-traditional regions including North-East, intensifying research to evolve technologies for rubber cultivation etc.
    • Financial assistance will help in covering increased production cost, and reduce import dependency.

 

  • Under the scheme, MoCI will also provide assistance during 2024-25 and 2025-26 to
    • Form 250 Rubber Producers Societies to empower planters.
    • Establish three nodal centres of National Institute of Rubber training in Agartala, Guwahati and Nagaland to promote Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by imparting training in product manufacture and quality control.
    • Set-up 18 Group Processing Centres in North East to ensure quality and standardization of rubber sheets.
    • Develop rubber clones suitable for different agro-climatic regions to meet rising demand.

 

  • India is third largest producer and fourth largest consumer of natural rubber, mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya.
    • Global Distribution: Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Philippines.
    • Natural rubber is produced from plants and is classified as a polymer.
    • Hevea brasiliensis (Rubber Tree) is native to Amazon region of South America.

 

Conditions required for Rubber Tree Plantation

  • Laterite soil, mostly in slope and undulated land
  • Tropical climate with annual rainfall of 2000 – 4500 mm.
  • Temperature should be ranged from 25 to 34°C with 80 % relative humidity.

 

Initiatives taken to promote Rubber

  • Rubber Board (statutory body) under Rubber Act 1947.
  • Indian Natural Rubber Organisation for Assisted Development (INROAD) project across North-East. 
  • National Rubber Policy, 2019.
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