## Report on Amendment to Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes an amendment (S.O. 418(E)) to the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016, as detailed in the provided text dated January 31st, 2022. The core purpose of this amendment, as inferred from the text, is to manage and regulate raw jute stocks held by various entities (balers, traders, dealers, agencies, stockists, and jute mills). The key change involves revised limits on the quantity of raw jute that can be held by different categories of traders, with a focus on those who have and have not registered with the Jute Commissioner's office. The amendment also reiterates the prohibition on excessive commercial stocking and transaction of raw jute and empowers authorized representatives to inspect premises and seize jute stored in contravention of the order. The amendment intends to ensure compliance and prevent hoarding of raw jute.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative overview of an amendment to the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016, based solely on the provided government policy text. This analysis aims to clarify the changes introduced by this specific amendment (S.O. 418(E)) and its potential implications for stakeholders in the jute industry.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This document represents an amendment to the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016.
* **Core Objective(s):** As inferred from the provided text, the primary objective of the amendment is to regulate the holding and transaction of raw jute by different categories of traders, dealers, agencies, stockists, and mills and to prevent hoarding. This includes specifying maximum stock limits and enforcing compliance through inspections and potential legal action.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This amendment likely aims to address issues related to the availability and price stability of raw jute. The text suggests a concern about excessive stockholding by certain traders, which could potentially lead to market manipulation or artificial scarcity. The amendment aims to ensure a more equitable distribution of raw jute by setting clear limits based on registration status and enforcing these limits through monitoring and penalties. The previous order dated 10112021 is referenced as being partially modified, further indicating the need to refine existing regulations.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This section focuses on the changes introduced by the amendment text (S.O. 418(E)). The amendment revises raw jute stock limits for specific categories of traders:
* **Change 1:** **Raw Jute Stock Limits:**
* **Original Policy (Inferred):** The original policy, dated 10112021, established stock limits for raw jute holders.
* **New Rule:** The amendment modifies these limits, specifically for:
* **Balers with Baling Press:** Those who possess a raw jute Baling Press on the same premises and have applied for registration by 31.10.2021 can hold up to 750 Quintals of raw jute.
* **Other Traders/Dealers/Agencies/Stockists:** Those falling into these categories who have applied for registration by 31.10.2021 can hold up to 150 Quintals.
* **Non-Registered Entities:** Those who did not apply for registration by 18.06.2021 are limited to the existing stock limit of 500 Kilograms (5 Quintals), as issued on 10.11.2021.
* **Jute Mills:** The existing stock limit for jute mills engaged in manufacturing jute goods from raw jute, as notified on 10.11.2021, remains unchanged.
* **Effect of Change:** This change differentiates stock limits based on the type of trader and their registration status, potentially incentivizing registration and ensuring that smaller, unregistered players are not disproportionately affected while larger, registered entities can hold more stock.
* **Change 2:** **Enforcement and Prohibition:**
* **Original Policy (Inferred):** The original policy likely addressed the issue of commercial stocking and transaction of raw jute by unregistered traders, but the amendment reinforces the prohibition.
* **New Rule:** Commercial stocking and transaction of raw jute in excess of 500 kgs in a jute year by traders/stockists who had not applied for registration by 30.10.2021, is declared prohibited, effective from 01.11.2021. This is considered an offence under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
* **Effect of Change:** This change reinforces the disincentive for unregistered traders to hold excessive quantities of raw jute, potentially pushing them to register or reduce their stockholding.
* **Change 3:** **Compliance and Reporting:**
* **New Rule:** All affected parties are directed to sell any excess raw jute (beyond the newly defined limits) within 10 days from the date of the order (January 31st, 2022), physically deliver it to the consignee by February 10th, 2022, and submit a compliance report (including sales/delivery evidence) to jcofficejutecomm.gov.in immediately afterward.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this amendment are:
* Balers who are having raw jute Baling Press in the same premises
* Traders of raw jute
* Dealers of raw jute
* Agencies dealing with raw jute
* Stockists of raw jute
* Jute Mills and manufacturing units of jute goods from raw jute
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Jute Commissioner, operating under the Ministry of Textiles, is the primary responsible authority for implementing and enforcing this amendment. The Jute Corporation of India Ltd. is specifically exempted from this order.
* **Timelines:**
* The order comes into force immediately (except for provisions already in force since 01.11.2021 and 10.11.2021).
* Affected parties must sell excess stock within 10 days of the order (by February 10th, 2022).
* Physical delivery of the sold stock must be completed by February 10th, 2022.
* Compliance reports are to be submitted "immediately thereafter."
* The order is valid until June 30th, 2022, or until further notice.
* **Procedures:** The amendment allows authorized representatives and law enforcement agencies to enter and search premises, inspect stocks and records, and seize raw jute held in violation of the order.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of these changes introduced by the amendment text are:
* Reduced hoarding of raw jute by traders and stockists.
* Increased price stability and availability of raw jute for the jute industry.
* Greater transparency and accountability in the raw jute market through registration and reporting requirements.
* Improved enforcement of regulations through increased monitoring and inspection powers.
* Potentially, incentivizing traders to register with the Jute Commissioner's office.
**9. Conclusion:**
This amendment to the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016, represents a focused effort to regulate raw jute stockholding and transactions within the industry. By setting specific stock limits based on registration status, enforcing compliance through inspections, and penalizing violations, the amendment aims to create a more stable and equitable market for raw jute. The significance of this amendment lies in its potential to address issues of hoarding and price volatility, thereby supporting the overall health and competitiveness of the jute industry. However, the lack of context makes it difficult to ascertain if the order achieved its objectives.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Textiles: The government ministry issuing the order.
Office of the Jute Commissioner: The specific department within the Ministry of Textiles responsible for the order.
Kolkata, West Bengal: The city where the Office of the Jute Commissioner is located, as indicated by the document's place of issue.
Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016: A key regulatory document that provides the legal basis for the current order and actions related to jute control.
Moloy Chandan Chakrabortty: The Jute Commissioner who issued the order.
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: A law that provides for the control of the production, supply, and distribution of essential commodities.
The Jute Corporation of India Ltd.: An organization whose raw jute stocks are exempt from this order.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 403] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, फरवरी 1, 2022/माघ 12, 1943
No. 403] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022/MAGHA 12, 1943
वस्ट्र मरं ालय
(पटसन आयक्तु का कायाला य)
आदेि
कोलकाता, 31 जनवरी, 2022
का.आ. 418(अ).—जूट और जटू वस्त्र जनयंरण आदिे , 2016 के खंड 6 (1) (iii) और खंड 5 के अधीन प्रदान की
गई िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए अधोहस्ट्ताक्षरी द्वारा जारी ददनांदकत 10.11.2021 के आदिे में दकए गए आंजिक बदलाव
के तहत, मैं मलय चंदन चक्रवती, जूट आयुक्त एतद्द्वारा जनदिे दते ा ह ूँ दक आप अपने खाते में और/या तीसरी पार्टटयों के खात े
में नीचे दी गई ताजलका म ेंजनधााररत मारा से अजधक कच्चा जूट नहीं रखगें े:-
क्र. सं. कच्चा जूट व्यापाररयों /डीलरों /एजेंजसयों /स्ट्टॉदकस्ट्टों / धाररत दकए जाने वाले कच्चे जूट की अजधकतम
जमलों की श्रणे ी मारा
(क) (ख) (ग)
1 बेलर जजनके पास एक ही पररसर में कच्चा जूट बेललग प्रेस ह ै और 750 जव ण् टल
जजन्होंने 31.10.2021 के भीतर इस कायाालय म ें पंजीकरण के
जलए आवेदन दकया ह।ै
2 कच्चे जूट के अन्य सभी श्रेजणयों के व्यापाररयों/डीलरों/एजेंजसयों/ 150 जव ण् टल
स्ट्टॉदकस्ट्ट, जजन्होंने 31.10.2021 के भीतर इस कायाालय में
पंजीकरण के जलए आवेदन दकया ह।ै
678 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3 जजन्होंने इस कायाालय आदेि ददनांक 18.06.2021 के अनुसरण एस.ओ. 4696 (ई) ददनांक 10.11.2021 के
में ददनांक 31.10.2021 के अंदर पंजीकरण के जलए इस तहत जारी 500 दकलोग्राम (5 दिण्टल) की
कायाालय में आवेदन नहीं दकया ह।ै वतामान स्ट्टॉक सीमा जारी रहगे ी।
4 जूट जमलें / कच्चे जूट से जूट के उत्पाद बनाने वाली इकाइयां। एस.ओ. 4696 (ई) ददनांक 10.11.2021 के
तहत अजधसूजचत वतामान स्ट्टॉक सीमा जारी
रहगे ी।
*ददनांक 30.10.2021 के भीतर पंजीकरण के जलए इस कायाला य म ें आवेदन नहीं दकया ह ै ऐसे व्यापाररयों/स्ट्टॉदकस्ट्टों द्वारा
कच्चे जूट का वाजणजययक स्ट्टॉककग और लने देन (एक जूट वर्ा म ें 500 दकलोग्राम से अजधक) को का.आ. सं. 2523(अ)
एफ.एन. जूट(माकेटटग)/160/80-IV ददनांक 18.06.2021 के मार्ात ददनांक 01.11.2021 स ेप्रजतबंजधत कर ददया गया ह ै
और आवश्यक वस्ट्त ुअजधजनयम, 1955 के अधीन एक अपराध के रूप में घोजर्त दकया गया था।
2. मैं आगे जनदिे दते ा ह ं दक आप इस आदेि की तारीख से 10 (दस) ददन के भीतर कच्चे जूट की अजतररक्त मारा को
बेचेंगे अगर यह धाररत दकये जा रह े कॉलम (बी) में उजल्लजखत कच्चे जूट व्यापाररयों की श्रेणी के अनरूु प कॉलम (सी) म ें
उजल्लजखत मारा से अजधक होती ह ै और 10 फरवरी, 2022 के भीतर कन्साइनी को उक्त मारा की जडलीवरी वास्ट्तजवक
रूप से करेंगे तथा उसके तुरंत बाद ईमेल (jcoffice@jutecomm.gov.in) द्वारा सत्यापन के जलए समर्थथत दस्ट्तावेजी
साक्ष्य के साथ कच्च े जूट की अजधक मारा की जबक्री / जडलीवरी का उल्लेख करत े हुए एक अनुपालन ररपोट ा भेजेंगे। अगर
आपके पास उपयुाक्त सीमा से ज़्यादा स्ट्टॉक ह,ैं तो नए स्ट्टॉक की खरीद तुरंत रोक द ें जब तक दक स्ट्टॉक ऊपर उजल्लजखत
सीमा से नीचे ना आ जाए।
3. ऐसे व्यापारी/स्ट्टॉदकस्ट्ट आदद के अलग-अलग नामों पर ध्यान ददए जबना एक ही पररसर में स्ट्टॉक दकये गए कच्च ेजूट
को इस आदेि की व्याख्या के उद्देश्य के जलए कुल एकल स्ट्टॉक के रूप में माना जाएगा, जसवाय इसके दक जब उक्त जूट को
एक वाजणजययक गोदाम में स्ट्टॉक दकया जाता ह ै और ऐसे व्यापारी/स्ट्टॉदकस्ट्ट अलग व्यापार लाइसेंस, अलग पैन, जेसी
कायाालय के साथ अलग पंजीकरण (जस्ट्थजत - आवेदन की गइ ह)ै और गोदाम दकराए के जलए अलग दकराया अनुबंध / रसीद
सभी एक साथ और सामूजहक रूप से प्रस्ट्ततु करने म ेंसक्षम ह।ैं
4. यह आदेि उपयुाक्त ताजलका म ें क्रम संख्या (3) म ें उजल्लजखत भाग को छोड़कर, जो दक ददनाकं 01.11.2021 स े
लागू हो चुका ह,ै तत्काल प्रभाव से लाग ूहोगा और क्रमांक (4) के जलए जो दक ददनांक 10.11.2021 से लागू ह ैतथा ददनांक
30.06.2022 तक या अगला आदेि ददए जान े तक, जो भी पहले हो, वैध रहगे ा।
5. मैं आग े कहता ह ं दक यह आदेि दद जूट कॉपोरेिन ऑफ इंजडया जलजमटेड द्वारा प्राप्त दकये गए कच्चे जूट के स्ट्टॉकों
पर लाग ूनहीं होगा।
6. इसके अलावा, उपयुाक्त आदेि के खंड 9(1) के उप-खंड (बी) और (सी) के अनुसरण में, मैं अपने अजधकृत
प्रजतजनजधयों और कानून लागू करने वाली एजेंजसयों को पररसरों सजहत गोदामों में प्रवेि करने और तलािी लेने के जलए
तथा इस आदेि के जवाब में उनके द्वारा रखे गए स्ट्टॉक को सही ढंग से घोजर्त दकया गया ह ैया नहीं, यह सत्याजपत करने के
जलए उनके कब्ज़े के अधीन उनके स्ट्टॉक, बजहयों और अन्य अजभलेखों का जनरीक्षण करने तथा पूवा में जारी दकए गए और
दर्लहाल प्रभावी दकसी भी अन्य आदेि के अनुपालन की जांच करन े का एवं ऐस े कच्चे जूट को ज़ब्त करन े का, जजसके बारे में
उनके पास यह मानने का कारण ह ै दक उसे इस आदेि या जारी दकए गए और दर्लहाल प्रभावी दकसी भी अन्य आदिे के
उल्लघं न म ें संग्रजहत/लने देन दकया गया ह ै तथा जूट और जूट वस्त्र जनयंरण आदेि, 2016 और आवश्यक वस्ट्तु अजधजनयम,
1955 के प्रावधानों के तहत कोई भी कानूनी कारावाई करने के जलए सभी आवश्यक सुजवधाएं प्रदान करने का जनदेि
देता ह।ूँ
7. अगर आप इस आदिे के दकसी भी या सभी प्रावधानों का पालन करने में असमथा रहते हैं, तो आप आवश्यक
वस्ट्तु अजधजनयम, 1955 की धारा 7 के साथ परित जूट और जूट वस्त्र जनयंरण आदेि, 2016 के खडं 11 के तहत दजण्डत
दकये जायेंगे, जजसमें कारावास और/अथवा जुमााने का प्रावधान ह।ै
[फा. सं. जूट (माकेटटग)/106/2018-II]
मलय चंदन चक्रवती, पटसन आयुक्त[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपर : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
(Office of the Jute Commissioner)
ORDER
Kolkata, the 31st January, 2022
S.O. 418(E).—In partial modification of the Order of even number dated 10-11-2021 issued by the
undersigned in exercise of the powers vested under clause Clause 6(1) (iii) & Clause 5 of the Jute and Jute
Textiles Control Order, 2016, I, Moloy Chandan Chakrabortty, Jute Commissioner, hereby direct that you
shall reduce the stocks of raw jute on your own account and /or on account of third parties mentioned in the
table below:-
Category of raw jute traders/ dealers/agencies/stokists/Mills Maximum quantity of raw jute to be
held
(a) (b) (c)
1 Balers who are having raw jute Baling Press in the same 750 Quintals
premises and who have applied for registration to this office
within 31-10-2021.
2 All other categories of traders/dealers/agencies/stockist of raw 150 Quintals
jute who have applied for registration to this office within
31-10-2021.
3 Those who have not applied to this office for registration in Existing stock limit of 500
pursuance of this office Order dated 18-06-2021 within Kilograms (5 Quintals) issued vide
31-10-2021. S.O. 4696(E) dated 10-11-2021 to
continue.
4 Jute Mills / Manufacturing units of Jute Goods from raw jute Existing stock limit notified vide
S.O. 4696(E) dated 10-11-2021 to
continue.
*Commercial stocking and transaction of raw jute (in excess of 500 kgs in a jute year) by traders/stockists
who have not applied to this office for registration within 30-10-2021 have been declared prohibited w.e.f.
01-11-2021 vide S.O. No. 2523(E) F. No. Jute(Mktg)/160/80-IV dated 18-06-2021 and was declared as an
offence under Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
2. I further direct that you to sell the quantity of raw jute if it is in excess of the quantity mentioned in
column (c) corresponding to the category of raw jute traders mentioned at column (b) being held by you
within 10(ten) days from the date of this Order and physically deliver the same to the consignee within
10th February, 2022 and to send a compliance report indicating sale/delivery of the excess quantity of raw
jute along with supporting documentary evidence for verification by email (jcoffice@jutecomm.gov.in)
immediately thereafter. If you are holding stock excess to the above limit, purchase of fresh stock shall be
stopped forthwith till stock comes below the above mentioned limit.
3. Raw jute stocked in a single premise irrespective of in different names of such traders/stockists etc
will be considered as total single stock for the purpose of interpretation of this Order except when such jute
is stocked in a Commercial godown and such traders/stockists are able to produce separate trade licence,
separate PAN, separate registration with JC office (applied for status) and also separate rent
agreement/receipt for godown rent all together and collectively.
4. This Order shall come into force with immediate effect except the part mentioned under Sl. No. (3) in
the table above which is already in force w.e.f. 01-11-2021 and for Sl. No. (4) which is already in force
w.e.f 10-11-2021 and remain valid till 30-06-2022 or till further order whichever is earlier.
5. I further state that this Order shall not be applicable to stocks of raw jute procured by The Jute
Corporation of India Ltd.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
6. Further, in pursuance of sub-clause (b) and (c) of clause 9(1) of the aforesaid Order, I direct to afford
necessary facilities to my authorized representatives and law enforcing agencies to enter and search the
premises including the godowns and also to inspect their stocks, books and other records under their
possession with a view to verifying whether or not stocks held by them have been correctly declared or not
in response to this Order & also to check compliance to any other orders previously issued and still in force
and to seize raw jute which he/she has reason to believe to have been stored/transacted in contravention to
this order or any other order issued and still in force & to take any legal action within provisions of the Jute
and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016 & Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
7. If you fail to comply with any or all the provisions of this Order, you shall be punishable under
clause 11 of the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016 read with section 7 of the Essential
Commodities Act, 1955 which provides for imprisonment and/or fine.
[F. No. Jute (Mktg)/106/2018-II]
MOLOY CHANDAN CHAKRABORTTY, Jute Commissioner
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