Eight ministries agreed to buy 100,000 tonnes of rubbers for use in their existing projects as the government saw it as the quickest way to help farmers without putting pressure on the central budget.
As recommended by the Budget Bureau, the Rubber Fund, whose money comes from the cess duty collected from rubber exporters, will advance the money for farmers on behalf of these ministries, which will pay it back after they disburse the budgets for the projects.