Assam Agarbatti Unit To Curb Import, Generate Jobs by Arun Kumar Das - Feb 19, 2021 05:51 AM Agarbatti industry taking off in Assam. Snapshot The initiative to increase local agarbatti production in Assam would lift the Indian incense stick making industry. In a major step towards achieving Aatmanirbhar Bharat goals, an agarbatti (incense sticks) making unit, Keshari Bio Products, was inaugurated in Assam to increase local production through the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme. Setting up of these units in Assam assumes great significance in the wake of Narendra Modi governmentâs decision to restrict import of raw agarbatti from China and Vietnam, and also a hike in import duty on round bamboo sticks for