The Rubber Board would offer financial aid to Rubber Producers' Societies and Self Help Groups to develop various primary infrastructure facilities with an aim to strengthen the smallholder's sector.
The scheme is aimed at enhancing productivity and quality upgradation of their produce for which the board has an outlay of Rs 29 lakh in the current fiscal, an official spokesman said here today.
The assistance for setting up input distribution centre would be 50 per cent of actual rent of the building with a maximum of Rs 500 per month, he said.
The RPSs and SHGs would also be provided a part of their expenses to set up a common service centre, rubber nursery and labour bank, he said.
The scheme also has provisions to support RPSs for pollution control and environment protection measures in their community processing centres.
Such RPSs will be assisted with 50 per cent of the actual expenditure or maximum of Rs one lakh, whichever is less, for setting up new effluent treatment plants.
Financial assistance is also available for cover crop seed collection, plant protection measures, rain guarding and group management of small rubber holdings, he said.
