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- Recently, MoHUA launched ‘Swachh Toycathon’, a unique competition to make toys from ‘Waste’.
About
- National Action Plan for Toys (NAPT) 2020:
- About: It was introduced to promote the Indian toy industry including traditional handicrafts and handmade toys with the objective of establishing India as a global Toy hub.
- Implementation: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) along with 14 ministries of the Central Government is currently implementing various aspects of the NAPT.
- Increasing demand of toys:
- Besides being the second largest populated country in the world, India also has a growing young population with half of the total population under 25 years of age.
- The demand for toys is also increasing due to strong economic growth, rising disposable incomes, and several innovations for the junior population.
- Waste increasing:
- With ever-changing consumption patterns and rapid rise of e-commerce, the per capita waste generation has steadily increased over the last decade, making waste management in cities a challenge for Urban Local Bodies.
- Swachh Toycathon:
- The growing demand for toys on one hand and impacts of solid waste on the other, Swachh Toycathon is a convergence between the NAPT and SBM 2.0.
- It seeks to explore solutions for use of waste in creation or manufacturing of toys.
- The competition will be open to individuals and groups to bring forth innovation in toy designs using dry waste.
- It will focus on efficient designs that can be replicated at a larger scale, toys that comply with minimum safety standards, as well as aesthetics of the toys.
- This competition is being launched under the ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’, a fortnight of activities to galvanize action around Swachhata.
- Host: The competition will be hosted on MyGov’sInnovate India portal.
Source: PIB
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