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Swachh Toycathon

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Polity & Governance
  • Published
    27th Sep, 2022

Context

Recently, MoHUA launched ‘Swachh Toycathon', a unique competition to make toys from ‘Waste’.


About 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.
  • The competition will be hosted on MyGov’sInnovate India portal.

About NAPT

  • The National Action Plan for Toys (NAPT) was introduced in 2020.
  • 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.
  • Indigenous toys: Examples of Indigenous toys are 
    • Gujarat (Terracotta toy)
    • Andhra (Kondapalli and Etikoppaka toy)
    • Karnataka (Channapatna toys)
    • Tripura (Bamboo toys)

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