The Coconut Development Board has cleared 15 projects with an outlay of Rs 25.91 crore and subsidy of Rs 4.51 crore under processing and product diversification. The project clearance took place at the 46th meeting of the Project Approval Committee (PAC) on Technology Mission on Coconut (TMOC).
Under the sub component ‘Processing and Product Diversification’, one project for Neera processing unit for processing 4,000 litres per day, one project for flavoured Coconut Juice unit for processing 5,000 coconuts per day, two projects for Desiccated Coconut Powder units for processing 50,000 nuts per day, three Virgin Coconut Oil unit for processing 2,35,000 nuts per day were sanctioned.
Besides, one Coconut Water Preservation and Packaging unit with a capacity to process 3,000 litres per day, one Coconut Shell Charcoal manufacturing unit for produce 10 MT shell charcoal per day, two Activated Carbon units with a capacity to produce 9 MT Activated Carbon per day, two Copra Dryer units with processing capacity of 20,000 coconuts per day and two Ball copra making units with processing capacity of 20 lakh coconuts per year were sanctioned.