In response to Unstarred Question No. 1647 regarding the Jute Industry, to be answered on 10.02.2026, the Minister of State for Textiles (Shri Pabitra Margherita) stated the following:
The government supports the jute industry through the Jute Packaging Material (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act 1987, by procuring B.Twill jute bags for food grain packaging, which constitutes 80% of the total production of the industry.
Additionally, the Government of India announces a Minimum Support Price for raw jute annually to protect farmers across the country, including those in West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, and Odisha. The Jute-Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise (Jute-ICARE) scheme is implemented to provide High Yield Variety certified jute seeds and retting powder to jute farmers, aiming to increase productivity, improve raw jute quality, and enhance farmers' income. The state of West Bengal contributes approximately 80.7% of total national area and 83.7% of production.
Key Entities Referenced
Jute Packaging Material (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act 1987: Legislation requiring the use of jute in packaging, supporting the jute industry.
Jute-ICARE (Jute-Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise): Scheme to enhance jute production through improved cultivation and retting practices.
Ministry of Textiles: The central ministry responsible for policies related to the textile industry, including jute.
West Bengal: State with significant jute industry, specified as a focus in the parliamentary question.
Minimum Support Price (MSP): Government policy of guaranteeing a minimum price for raw jute to protect farmers.
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1647
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2026
JUTE INDUSTRY
1647. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:
Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री
be pleased to state :
(a) whether it is a fact that the jute industries in the country are fully dependent on the Government order
and due to decline in orders, the industries and workers are facing of serious production crisis;
(b) if so, the details of the action taken by the Government to rescue the raw jute market and protect the
farmers of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and Odisha; and
(c) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to rescue and protect the ailing jute industries of
West Bengal, which contributes the maximum area to the tune of about 80.7% and 83.7% of total
national area and production, respectively?
उत्तर
ANSWER
वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री (श्री पबित्र मार्घरे रटा)
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES
(SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)
(a) to (c): The Government, under Jute Packaging Material (Compulsory Use in Packing
Commodities) Act 1987, extends support to jute industry through procurement of B.Twill jute bags for
packaging of food grains which constitutes 80% of total production of the industry.
Apart from this, the Government of India announces Minimum Support Price for raw jute every
year to protect jute farmers throughout the country including farmers of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and
Odisha. Further, Jute-Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise (Jute-ICARE) scheme is
implemented to provide High Yield Variety certified jute seeds and retting powder to Jute farmers, to
help increase the productivity and improve quality of Raw Jute and farmers’ income.
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