Chief Secretary RS Sharma on Tuesday directed for identification of a networking system for marketing of lac.
He said value-additions must be provided to the farmers involved in lac production. He was holding a meeting on prospects of lac promotion in Jharkhand. The Chief Secretary suggested scaling up lac pilot projects in the State and said that there was a need of feasible and viable ecosystem by which a fair share of profit was provided to all the stakeholders for sustenance of the projects.
At the meeting Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums (IINRG), Director Dr R Ramani suggested said that reliable marketing channels were required for the promotion of lac. Senior Associate of Upaya Social Ventures, Jyotsna Taparia emphasised on providing support to the vulnerable group of people involved in the sector. She said that there was abundant scope for market led community enterprise in lac. Development Officer of Marketing, Jharkhand State Co-operative lac Marketing & Procurement Federation ltd. (JASCOlAMPF) Praveen Kumar presented draft vision document on lac. He said there is a scope for convergence between the departments and agencies for overall development of lac in the State.
JASCOlAMPF Managing Director Sunil Kumar; Managing Director, Jharkhand State Minor Forest Produce Co-operative Development and Marketing Federation Managing Director JP Sharma along with other officials were present at the meeting.