National Rural Business Hub Executive Committee

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The National Rural Business Hub Executive Committee is the main governing authority that drafts and implements policy for the establishment and growth of the rural business hubs of India. The main authorities those are involved with the establishment of national rural business hub executive committee are the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India, and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The involvement of public and private partnership is the main leveraging factor for these rural business hubs of India. Further, the activities and contribution of the national rural business hub executive committee is not confined to development of Indian agricultural produce,

but its portfolio covers a wide range of activities, which involves handicraft and handloom products, poultry farming, aquaculture, food processing, medicinal plants, bio-fuels, bio-mass based power plants, jatropha cultivation, etc. The rural business hubs are centers of organized rural business activities in India. RBH is a flexible concept and it revolves around establishment of linkage between producer and traders of rural produce of India.

The main governing authorities of the National Rural Business Hub Executive Committee are as follows -

National RBH Council - Co chaired by Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister for Panchayati Raj and Shri Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman of the CII Mission for Inclusive Growth.
State RBH Executive Committee - Chaired by Secretary, Minister for Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
State RBH Council - Chaired by state level Minister for Panchayati Raj or Secretary and co-chaired by CII high level State Office bearer.

The national rural business hub executive committee executes the following functions, during establishment of the RBH in India -

Stage one involves Gap analysis of the requirements of any particular rural business project of India.
Stage two involves drafting of provisions for value addition, to make its products acceptable in domestic and international markets.
Stage three involves, sampling of the agricultural products of India and undertaking a detailed analysis of the same.
Stage four involves, the recommendations with respect to raw materials uses, technology, process, methodologies, design, packaging, marketing, branding, training and skill development.
Stage five involves, meeting of the task force, placing of recommendations and future plans along with identifying future course of action for the task force.
Stage six involves, initiation of operation of RBH on commercial basis once the recommendations are ratified by the committee.

The following ministries and councils under the Government of India, represents the National RBH Executive Committee -

Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Ministry of Power
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Ministry of Textiles
Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Resources
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of SSI and Agro Industries
Ministry of Food Processing
Ministry of Tourism
Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
Industry Members

The achievements of the National Rural Business Hub Executive Committee are as follows -

Agriculture and related area -

India is the highest milk producer in the world and produces 90 million tones of milk annually.
India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables and produces around 150 million tones of fruits and vegetables annually.
India has the largest livestock in the world, of 485 million.
India is the third largest producer of food grains and produces around 204 million tones of food grain annually.
India has around 489 million poultry farms and produces around 45,200 million eggs annually.

Handlooms, handicrafts and other traditional products -

Explored domestic and international markets to identify exporters
Generated organized employment for the rural mass of India
Extended technical assistance to innovative design, adapting and using new materials and craft styles etc as per the international norms

Last Updated on 19 May 2011

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