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)
