Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute Organizes 57th Annual General Meeting

The 57th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI), an autonomous body of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, was held today at Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, under the chairmanship of Shri. Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and President, IPIRTI Society. Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, MoEF&CC, also attended the meeting, as did officials and IPIRTI society members.

The following decisions were made during the meeting:

• Confirmation of the Minutes of the IPIRTI Society's 56th Annual General Meeting held on March 4, 2021 Approval of IPIRTI's Annual Report and Audited Statement of Accounts for the Fiscal Year 2020-21

• IPIRTI and the Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) in Bengaluru have merged under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE).

• IPIRTI will solicit industry input by the 15th of August in order to finalize an agenda for a two-day workshop to be held in Bengaluru, inviting other ministries such as MSME, Skill Development, Department of Industries, Agriculture, Ministry of Ayush, and others.

About IPIRTI:

The Indian Plywood Manufacturers' Research Association (IPMRA) was established in 1962 as a cooperative research laboratory under the auspices of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to conduct applied research on PLYWOOD, a vital wood-based panel material.

Recognizing the need for trained labour in the wood-based panel industry, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/Government of India established training facilities in Mechanical Wood Industries Technology (GOI).

In recognition of the Institute's expanded role in natural resource conservation, administrative control was transferred to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.

The Institute's name was changed to Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute to reflect its premier position as a centre of excellence in training for Mechanical Wood Industries Technology (IPIRTI)