*Produce international standard cricket bats of
*Compete at national, international market on level terms
Asking the cricket bat manufacturing units to take best advantage of the facilities and concessions provided by the State government to this particular economic activity to flourish and stand upon firmly on a strong edifice, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister (CM), Omar Abdullah said, “You should built compatibility to compete at the national and international market on level terms”, he said and asked the unit holders to make their products quality ones and acceptable in the global market.
Chairing a high level meeting to discuss matters pertaining to the development and strengthening of cricket bat industry in the State, Chief Minister said that the survival of fittest has always been the market phenomenon as such ‘you have to grow and compete to survive and grow’.
The meeting was attended by the Minister for Finance, Abdul Rahim Rather, the Minister for Forest, Main Altaf Ahmad, the Minister for Industries and Commerce, S.S Slathia, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, Principal Secretary Planning, B.B Vyas, Commissioner Secretary Finance, Sudhanshu Pandey, Commission Secretary Forests, Shant Manu, senior officers from Industries and Forest Departments, President, Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nazir Ahmad Dar and Chairman, Federation Chamber of Industries, Kashmir, Shakeel Qalander and representatives of Cricket Bat Associations.
The meeting discussed various matters pertaining to the development of cricket bat industry and deliberated upon the issues pertaining to the marketing of finished bats.
It was stated that a Common Facility Centre for mechanized seasoning of willow clefts is nearing completion and expected to be commissioned in next financial year. The facility will give fillip to the bat manufacturing activity in the Valley and enhance its marketing.
The Chief Minister asked the bat manufacturers to popularize their products by utilizing the services of famous and extra-ordinary national cricketers in using the Kashmir Cricket Bats at the national and international levels. “This is only be possible if our product is of international standard and of highest quality”, he added. He said he will take up this issue with the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah who is also the President,
Omar also called for encouraging the cultivation of quality willow to produce better clefts for bat manufacturing. “The issue of cultivation of English willow on experimental basis in the feasible areas will be taken up at the SKUAST”, he said adding that this area needs to be explored.
The Minister for Industries gave resume of the status of cricket bat industry in the State and pin-pointed the facilities and concessions being provided to the cricket bat manufacturers by the government.
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