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The Centre is considering formulating a national rubber policy on the lines of petroleum, textile and IT.
Stating this in a meeting with the representatives of rubber industries, development commissioner for rubber in the commerce ministry, J S Deepak, asked the industry to work out the details.
"The government has welcomed our suggestion of having a national policy for rubber. In the next few months, the industry will undertake consultations with all the stakeholders including growers, machinery manufacturers, synthetic rubber producers, manufacturers, importers, exporters and educational institutes. Their inputs will be discussed against the backdrop of existing policies affecting the sector and a draft report will be submitted," said Niraj Thakkar, president, All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA), who headed the delegation.
