All India Agarbathi Manufacturing Association
All India Agarbathi Manufacturing Association (AIAMA) as an statutory body was formed in 1949 with seven members for promoting and developing industries engaged in the manufacture of Agarbathis. All India Agarbathi Manufacturing Association (AIAMA) with present membership of 3000 claims an export revenue of Rs 1000 crore.
History[edit]
All India Agarbathi Manufacturing Association (AIAMA) was formed as apex body in 1949 primarily aimed for the growth and development of industries engaged in manufacturing agarbathi.[1]
Arjun Ranga is currently elected as the president of All India Agarbathi Manufacturing Association.[2]
Members[edit]
All India Agarbathi Manufacturing Association (AIAMA) claims to have more than 1000 members and with the inclusion of different type of manufacturers in unorganised sector the membership totals around 3000.[3]
Employment[edit]
Agarbathi Manufacturing industry in India creates employment for five lakhs people with 80 percent of them being women.[4]
Contribution to Economy[edit]
The contribution of revenue from industries engaged in manufacturing of agarbhathis is estimated at around Rs 8500 crore including Rs 1000 crores from export and major contribution comes from Karnataka.[5]
Challenges[edit]
The industries engaged in the manufacturing of agarbathis are facing the challenges of high manufacturing cost due to increase in cost of raw materials like paper.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "All India Agarbathi Manufacturing Association (AIAMA) all set for India's Biggest-ever Agarbathi Expo in Bengaluru". ANI News. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Arjun Ranga is elected as the President of All India Agarbhati Manufacturing Association". uniindia.com. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Govind, Ranjani (21 February 2020). "The All India Agarbathi Association turns 70 and traces its fragrant journey with a Special Postal Cover". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Wonderful To See Rural Women Contributing To India's Economic Growth: Bommai". BW Businessworld. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Tejaswi, Mini (28 September 2021). "India's incense sticks industry expects 15% growth in exports, domestic sales". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Agarbathi players reduce pack quantity as they suffer from high packaging costs - ET Retail". ETRetail.com. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.