Govt takes steps for revival of salt farming industry

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SME Times News Bureau | 10 Aug, 2017
The Government is providing financial assistance to salt workers for labour welfare and development works, as stipulated under code of principles framed for the purpose, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed this in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

"An expenditure of Rs. 98.89 lakhs has been incurred through Salt Commissioner's Organisation (SCO) on Labour Welfare and Development Works during the last 3 years. The expenditure made in the State of Gujarat is Rs. 30.46 lakhs for the said purpose during the said period," she said.

In order to educate Salt manufacturers, to improve quality of salt, to meet global standards and to compete in the international market, the Government has also established Model Salt Farms at Nawa in Rajasthan, Ganjam in Odisha and Markanam in Tamil Nadu.

Whereas the Model Salt Farms at Nawa and Ganjam have been established in collaboration with the State Government concerned and Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavnagar; the Model Salt Farm at Markanam has been established in collaboration with CSMCRI, Bhavnagar.

Further, training is also being imparted to salt workers for skill upgradation. 28 such training programmes have been organized in the last 3 years thereby benefitting 780 salt workers and 40 master trainers.