Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
To recommend suitable policy measures for promotion of plasticulture in the country.
To facilitate in promotion of Research and Development and to build data base in plasticulture.
To suggest suitable strategies in development of quality standards for products used in plasticulture and ensure proper adoption of such standards in the field.
To suggest ways and means for effective implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes on Micro-irrigation having integration with NHM, TMNE, RKVY, etc. in relation to plasticulture components in these schemes.
The committee originally was established in 1981 and in its more than two decades of dedicated efforts to popularize and promote plasticulture applications in the country. The committee was constituted in 1981 in the Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals. The committee has dedicated the past more than two decades in the development and promotion of plasticulture applications in the country. The important mile stones of the committee achievements are Submitted a detailed report and strategy for plasticulture development in the country - which has been accepted by the GOI in totality.