Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra
Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra was set up under the initiative of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. The aim of Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra is to bring about an all round development of the rural areas of the state.
The Initiative of Rural Business Hub in Maharashtra is based on the concept of Public Private Panchayat Partnership (PPPP). It also follows the Thai model One- Tambon- One Product (OTOP). Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra tries to improve the condition of the various sectors that operate in the rural areas of the state.
The various sectors looked after by Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra are:
Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra objectives includes providing such a mechanism to the industry through which it would be able to directly procure agricultural products from the rural people. This would help the rural people of Maharashtra for their incomes would increase due to the absence of the middlemen. The industry would also profit due to such a mechanism for they would get standard and quality products and that too in less procurement costs. Thus it can be seen that if the Initiative of Rural Business Hub in Maharashtra is able to fulfill all its objectives then it would result in the rapid development of the rural areas of the state.
The various advantages of Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra are that it has encouraged many companies to set up their industries in the rural areas of the state. This has generated employment opportunities for the rural people, which have given a major boost to their economic condition. Further the various advantages of the Initiative of Rural Business Hub in Maharashtra are that there were many limitations in the rural areas of the state such as stagnation of traditional skills due to the lack of fresh inputs in new technology, design, raw material, product diversification, and marketing support. Rural Business Hubs in Maharashtra not only did away with all these evils but also built up the infrastructure in the rural areas of the state by setting up units for soil testing, R&D centers, laboratories for tissue culture, biocontrol units, and model farms.
Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra advantages includes that the industries that were set up in the rural areas of the state brought with them the know- how about the latest technology, development of skill and training, value addition, agricultural inputs, quality and standard increasing measures, and good farming practices. All this proved to be very advantageous for the rural people of the state for their incomes increased due to more production, better quality, low costs of transportation, and entrepreneurship development.
Rural Business Hub in Maharashtra held a conference in October 2005 that was attended by Shri Sharadchandraji Pawar, the Union Minister for Agriculture. Various other senior officials, many NGOs, Maharashtra government, and industries also attended the conference. Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra has contributed to the development of the rural areas of the state. RBH in Maharashtra must continue with its efforts so that the condition of the rural people in the state improves even more.
To get more information on the operations of Rural Business Hub in Maharashtra, the contact details are as follows:
Mr Virendra Gupta
Head -- Maharashtra State Office & Director
Confederation of Indian Industry
105, Kakad Chambers
1st Floor, 132 Dr Anne Besant Road Worli
Mumbai -- 400 018
Tel: +91 22 24931790 / 24964792
Fax: +91 22 24945831 / 24939463
Email: [email protected]
last Updated 25/05/2011
The Initiative of Rural Business Hub in Maharashtra is based on the concept of Public Private Panchayat Partnership (PPPP). It also follows the Thai model One- Tambon- One Product (OTOP). Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra tries to improve the condition of the various sectors that operate in the rural areas of the state.
The various sectors looked after by Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra are:
- Bio- fuels
- Food processing
- Poultry farming
- Aquaculture produce
- Hand loom and handicraft products
- Medicinal plants
- Jatropha cultivation
- Micro finance
Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra objectives includes providing such a mechanism to the industry through which it would be able to directly procure agricultural products from the rural people. This would help the rural people of Maharashtra for their incomes would increase due to the absence of the middlemen. The industry would also profit due to such a mechanism for they would get standard and quality products and that too in less procurement costs. Thus it can be seen that if the Initiative of Rural Business Hub in Maharashtra is able to fulfill all its objectives then it would result in the rapid development of the rural areas of the state.
The various advantages of Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra are that it has encouraged many companies to set up their industries in the rural areas of the state. This has generated employment opportunities for the rural people, which have given a major boost to their economic condition. Further the various advantages of the Initiative of Rural Business Hub in Maharashtra are that there were many limitations in the rural areas of the state such as stagnation of traditional skills due to the lack of fresh inputs in new technology, design, raw material, product diversification, and marketing support. Rural Business Hubs in Maharashtra not only did away with all these evils but also built up the infrastructure in the rural areas of the state by setting up units for soil testing, R&D centers, laboratories for tissue culture, biocontrol units, and model farms.
Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra advantages includes that the industries that were set up in the rural areas of the state brought with them the know- how about the latest technology, development of skill and training, value addition, agricultural inputs, quality and standard increasing measures, and good farming practices. All this proved to be very advantageous for the rural people of the state for their incomes increased due to more production, better quality, low costs of transportation, and entrepreneurship development.
Rural Business Hub in Maharashtra held a conference in October 2005 that was attended by Shri Sharadchandraji Pawar, the Union Minister for Agriculture. Various other senior officials, many NGOs, Maharashtra government, and industries also attended the conference. Rural Business Hub Initiative in Maharashtra has contributed to the development of the rural areas of the state. RBH in Maharashtra must continue with its efforts so that the condition of the rural people in the state improves even more.
To get more information on the operations of Rural Business Hub in Maharashtra, the contact details are as follows:
Mr Virendra Gupta
Head -- Maharashtra State Office & Director
Confederation of Indian Industry
105, Kakad Chambers
1st Floor, 132 Dr Anne Besant Road Worli
Mumbai -- 400 018
Tel: +91 22 24931790 / 24964792
Fax: +91 22 24945831 / 24939463
Email: [email protected]
last Updated 25/05/2011
