Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)

2.Cotton Corporation of India (CCI): The CCI is likely to buy 100+ lakh bales of cotton at MSP during the current cotton year.

• About CCI: It is Nodal Agency, established under Ministry of Textiles, Government of India to ensure equitable cotton distribution, fair prices, facilitates import-export, and supports cotton farmers, and promotes Indian cotton globally.

o Procures cotton at MSP to prevent farmer distress sales.

• About Kasturi Cotton India: Launched in 2020 under Ministry of Textiles to promote indigenous premium cotton globally.
• Objective: Traceability, certification, and branding of Indian cotton as per benchmarked standards.
  • Traceability System: QR-based certification at each processing stage → Blockchain-based software for end-to-end traceability and transaction certificates → Microsite with QR code verification for tracking.

  o Implemented at national level and promoted on national & international platforms.

  • Fund Allocation: No state-level allocation; funds managed centrally.
  • Ginner Empowerment: Ginners across India authorized to produce Kasturi Cotton Bharat as per protocol.
  • About Ginning: Essential step in the spinning process → Separates seed, lint, and foreign particles from raw cotton → Provides cleaned cotton for spinning mills.