The government purchases jute sacking bags worth approximately ₹9,000 crore every year for packaging of foodgrains. This ensures guaranteed market for the produce of jute farmers and workers The jute ...

The government is set to make it compulsory to package nine more agricultural products in jute bags to limit the use of environmentally harmful plastic bags and reduce dependence on the global market, ...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved extension of the Jute Packaging Order that mandates that 100 per cent of foodgrains and 20 per ...

The jute industry is undergoing a severe crisis due to raw material shortages, high jute prices, and increased reliance on plastic packaging. Farmers are shifting to maize cultivation due to more ...

The mandatory jute packaging act, which was formulated four years ago, exists only on paper since the law has yet to take effect in reality. The government enacted the law on October 12, 2010 with a ...

The local demand of raw jute has increased after making the use of jute sacks mandatory in packaging different agricultural products including rice, say the people related with the sector. “We now ...

The extension of mandatory jute packaging norms, which requires all foodgrains and 20 per cent of sugar to be compulsorily packed in jute bags, is likely to augur well for the industry, particularly ...

Westford, USA, Feb. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Asia Pacific region is predicted to remain a prominent player in the jute packaging market by gaining the highest market share during the forecast ...

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging for Jute Year 2021-22 (July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022). The packaging norms provide for 100 per cent ...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging of rice, wheat and sugar for 2022-23. “The mandatory norms provide for full reservation for ...