ISBN: - 978-93-88936-09-5 Promotion of Self Help Groups among small growers. Training of tappers. (e) Rubber processing and market development division Implementing schemes for financial assistance to Rubber Processing Schemes, Cooperative Societies and companies jointly promoted by Rubber Processing Schemes and the board Organising training programmes and extension activities in the area of rubber processing for growers, Rubber Processing Schemes processing companies and cooperatives societies for quality up gradation. Providing training in grading and grading support to others. (f) Market Promotion Department The Market Promotion Department functions under the direct control of the chairman. (g) Market Intelligence Cell a) Collection, compilation and dissemination of natural rubber prices. This includes the daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and yearly prices of various grades of natural rubber in the domestic as well as in the international market. The price data are disseminated through print and visual media. b) Providing sales and marketing support to companies promoted/assisted by the rubber board. c) Conducting market surveys and market analysis. d) Publishing the directory of Rubber Goods Manufactures in India 2.5 ASSISTANCE FROM THE RUBBER BOARD FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT The Rubber Board has introduced a financial assistance scheme for giving transportation subsidy to the Rubber Producer’s Societies (RPSs) engaged in collection and transportation of latex from plantations to the collection/processing centres’ with a view to reducing the border by way of transportation. The assistance will be at the rate of 25 paisa per kilogram of dry rubber collected as latex. Only those RPSs which are engaged in latex collection or sheet processing and trading through the Rubber Board’s companies or marketing co-operatives are eligible for the assistance. By the scheme, the Board aims at increasing the trading share of the RPSs, quality improvement of their produce, price competitiveness and there by wider acceptance of Indian Natural Rubber in the world market. 2.6 ARASU RUBBER CORPORATION LIMITED, Nagercoil 53
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