Optimize IAS
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Free Initiatives
    • Daily Practice Sheets
    • Daily Prelims Notes
    • Prelims Power Play
    • Friday Factly
    • Sunday Essay Sadhna
    • Mains Master Notes
  • My Mentorship
    • Prelims 2023
      • Laqshya 2023
      • Laqshya 2023 OPTIMA
    • Personalized Guidance 2023
      • ARJUNA Prime 2023
      • ARJUNA 2023
    • DPS Prime
    • Mains 2022
      • Mains Optima (Current)
      • Mains Mentorship Program (Static)
    • Know More
  • Resources
    • DPS Compilation
    • DPN Compilation
    • Toppers Notes
      • PSIR Notes
      • General Studies Notes
    • UPSC Mains Previous Year Papers
  • Login
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Free Initiatives
    • Daily Practice Sheets
    • Daily Prelims Notes
    • Prelims Power Play
    • Friday Factly
    • Sunday Essay Sadhna
    • Mains Master Notes
  • My Mentorship
    • Prelims 2023
      • Laqshya 2023
      • Laqshya 2023 OPTIMA
    • Personalized Guidance 2023
      • ARJUNA Prime 2023
      • ARJUNA 2023
    • DPS Prime
    • Mains 2022
      • Mains Optima (Current)
      • Mains Mentorship Program (Static)
    • Know More
  • Resources
    • DPS Compilation
    • DPN Compilation
    • Toppers Notes
      • PSIR Notes
      • General Studies Notes
    • UPSC Mains Previous Year Papers
  • Login

RUBBER BILL 2022

  • February 16, 2022
  • Posted by: admin1
  • Category: DPN Topics
No Comments
Print Friendly, PDF & Email

 

 

RUBBER BILL 2022

TOPIC: Economy

Context- The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has proposed to repeal the Rubber Act, 1947 and replace it with the Rubber (Promotion and Development) Bill, 2022.

Concept-

How is the Bill different from the Rubber Act of 1947?

  • The Bill brings natural rubber, its cultivation, rubber plantations, rubber wood and all associated agricultural activities under the ambit of the rubber industry.
  • This is a major change from the Act which did not define rubber cultivation as an industrial activity.
  • Rubber plantations will be under the Union or Concurrent List.
  • The Bill gives the central government authority to supersede the Rubber Board. The central government can take its own decisions without consulting the Rubber Board.

About Rubber Board:

  • The Rubber Board is a statutory body constituted by the Government of India, under the Rubber Act 1947, for the overall development of the rubber industry in the country.
  • The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, established the Rubber Board in 1947 to strengthen the development of the rubber industry by offering financial assistance, consolatory and regulatory services.
  • Head Office is in Kottayam, Kerala.
  • The Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) established in 1955 is located on a hillock in the eastern suburb of Puthuppally, Kottayam, eight kilometres from the town.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): 100% FDI in plantations of rubber, coffee, tea, cardamom, palm oil tree and olive oil tree.

Rubber:

  • India is currently the sixth largest producer of NR in the world with one of the highest productivity(694,000 tonnes in 2017-18).
  • Traditional rubber-growing states comprising Kerala and Tamil Nadu account for 81% of production.
  • Major non-traditional rubber growing regions are the North Eastern states of Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya, Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal.
  • Due to the major spike in the rubber consumption and deficit in the NR production in India, around 40% of NR is imported from other major rubber producing countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and China.

Conditions required for the growth of Rubber tree

  • Rubber is made from the latex of a tree called HeveaBrasiliensis, The British established the first rubber plantation in India in 1902 on the banks of the river Periyar in Kerala.
  • Rubber is a tropical tree.
  • It requires high temperature throughout the year – ranging between 20°-35°C or average monthly mean of 27°C. Less than 20°C temperature is detrimental.
  • Rubber also requires heavy rainfall. The rainfall should be well-distributed throughout the year.
  • Rubber trees can grow in a wide range of soils, including clay, sand and loam. They can tolerate both acidic and alkaline soils, but need good drainage.
economy RUBBER BILL 2022
Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Loading

Recent Posts

  • Daily Prelims Notes 7 July 2022 July 7, 2022
  • Assam cabinet approves 5 Muslim communities as ‘Indigenous’ July 7, 2022
  • Nigeria’s latest lithium find: some key questions answered July 7, 2022
  • Can planting trees mitigate climate change? July 7, 2022
  • Scientists strive to restore world’s embattled kelp forests July 7, 2022
  • SC refuses to interfere with HC order on holding Goa panchayat polls July 7, 2022
  • Dollar Appreciation and India July 7, 2022
  • RBI measures to increase forex July 7, 2022
  • Just Stop Oil July 7, 2022
  • Protecting Our Planet July 7, 2022

About

If IAS is your destination, begin your journey with Optimize IAS.

Hi There, I am Santosh I have the unique distinction of clearing all 6 UPSC CSE Prelims with huge margins.

I mastered the art of clearing UPSC CSE Prelims and in the process devised an unbeatable strategy to ace Prelims which many students struggle to do.

Free Initiatives

  • Daily Practice Sheets
  • Daily Prelims Notes
  • Friday Factly
  • Prelims Power Play
  • Sunday Essay Sadhna

My Proven Strategy

  • Interview Strategy
  • Mains Strategy
  • Motivational
  • Prelims Strategy

Contact us

moc.saiezimitpo@tcatnoc

For More Details

Work with Us

Connect With Me

Santosh Pandey Quora Santosh Sir Telegram Santosh Sir Youtube Optimize IAS Instagram

Course Portal
Search