The Centre is weighing changes to the 1953 Coir Industry Act to widen its product definitions and cut red tape. The move comes as coir exports hit a record. New Delhi: The government is considering amending a 1953 law governing its coir industry, aiming to update rules for a sector that employs more than 750,000 people and exported a record ₹6,614 crore of products last fiscal year, according to two people aware.