Dried jute is being transported in rickshaw vans for sale in markets in Rajshahi(top). (Bottom left), A man carries jute on his head. (Bottom right), plastic sacks are being used to pack rice ...

The government has taken the decision to make jute sacks mandatory for rice packaging in a bid to increase the use of the eco-friendly product and prop up the struggling jute industry. The ...

The implementation of the Mandatory Jute Packaging Act 2010 has hiked the price of rice by around Tk1 per Kg. Rice millers are now charging an additional Tk40-60 for a 50kg rice sack, depending on the ...

The Mandatory Jute Packaging Act was passed in 2010. The law made it mandatory to pack food grains in jute sacks. In 2013, rules were published under this act that made jute packaging mandatory for ...

Jute bag order stays Reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging for Jute Year 2022- 23 were cleared at meeting of Union cabinet Our Special Correspondent New Delhi Published 23.02.23, 01 ...

There are around 70 jute factories in West Bengal state, some of which were set up in the 19th century mainly to produce coarse sacks for packing coffee and food grains, but there has been little ...

Hence, we are going to request the textile ministry to reconsider its mandatory 20% jute bag packaging decision. But until it comes in writing, we will have to comply with it from the next season ...

The Centre will not stop procurement of jute bags for mandatory packaging of wheat in jute bags, in May and June. Since the beginning of April, the Centre has been paying higher subsidy than last ...

To counter the cheaper synthetic bags, the Jute Packaging Materials Act (JPM Act) was enacted in 1987. So, 90 % of food grains and 20% sugar are mandatorily packed in jute sacks.

The Centre has mandated the packaging of 100% of foodgrain and 20% of sugar in jute bags for 2018-19 but has also left the window open for the dilution of the order.

NEW DELHI: The department of food and public distribution will seek an exemption for sugar from mandatory 20% jute bag packaging starting next month. Sugar millers and factory owners wrote to the ...