To boost rubber production, planting of rubber will be undertaken in 12,000 hectares (ha) in traditional areas during 2024-25 and 2025-26 with an outlay of ₹43.50 crore.
The scheme was implemented in January 2021, as a remission scheme on exports.
The move has been taken to prevent the possible ‘illegal’ exports of white non-Basmati rice in the garb of premium quality Basmati rice.
EAC-PM report says the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks has only 860 people employed in the patent office as compared to 13,704 in China and 8,132 in the U.S.
