AGARTALA, June 15 (TIWN): When the trends of Khadi is dying in the state due to lack of importance and promotion, Industries and commerce minister Tapan Chakraborty on Wednesday inaugurated one day awareness programme on SFURTI organised with the joint initiative of the Tripura khadi and village industries board and khadi and village industries commission at Shahid Bhagat singh Youth hostel.

The awareness program was held on schemes of fund for regeneration of traditional industries (SFURTI).

Minister Tapan Chakraborty inaugurated the program in presence of Chief Executive officer of Khadi and village industries commission, Mumbai AK Jha along with other state officials.

It is to be mentioned here that Ministry of MSME has launched this scheme (SFURTI) in the year 2005 with the view to make the traditional industries more competitive, market driven, productive, profitable and capable of providing sustainable employment for traditional industry artisans and rural entrepreneurs. The Coir Board is the Nodal Agency for the implementation of the scheme.

The scheme is being implemented by the Board through the Implementing Agencies engaged by the Board for each cluster. The scheme envisages for setting up of Common Facility Centres, Capacity building measures, Product development and design intervention centres and Market promotion assistance including setting up of outlets in the selected coir clusters. 
Develop clusters of traditional industries in India.

This scheme was launched in Tripura to Make traditional industries more competitive with more market driven, productive, profitable and creation of sustainable employment for rural folk.

Strengthen local governance, active participation of the local stake holders for developmental initiatives and to build up innovative and traditional skills, improved technologies, advanced process, market intelligence etc., for regeneration of traditional industries were also discussed in the  program as a part of implementation in Tripura.