:: Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil the Hon’ble President of India presents Coir Industry Awards 2009 -2010 to coir exporters/ enterprises at the National Award function at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 31-8-2010 in the presence Shri Dinsha Patel  Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises ::

  :: Coir Board has been empowered to certify items as handmade for benefit under FPS ::                              

:: All items of coir products required by the central Government Departments are reseved for exclusive purchase from coir Board Purchase will be made on same lines of  K.V.I.C., ACASH and WDO following the same procedure for price fixation. The DGS&D rates for coir products will come in to force from January 2009 ::