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Date: 2018-11-30 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Whereas, the Central Government under sub section 1 of section 3 of the Jute Packaging Materials

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Executive Summary: This notification, issued by the Ministry of Textiles on November 30, 2018, mandates the use of jute packaging material for certain commodities. It specifies the minimum percentage of foodgrains and sugar that must be packed in jute. The order is effective from the date of publication until June 30, 2019, and includes provisions for dilution of the mandatory packaging norm under specific circumstances. Key Points / Main Content: Mandatory Jute Packaging: * Foodgrains: 100% of production must be packed in jute. * Sugar: 20% of production must be packed in jute. * Jute packaging material must be manufactured in India from raw jute produced in India. Procurement through Government eMarketplace (GeM): * Initially, 10% of foodgrain indents will be placed through reverse auction on the GeM portal. * Procurement of jute bags through GeM will be initiated on a trial basis. Dilution of Mandatory Packaging: * The Ministry of Textiles may allow dilution of mandatory packaging if jute mills fail to supply through GeM within 30 days. * Further dilution of up to 30% may be allowed in case of supply shortages, disruptions, or other exigencies, in consultation with user Ministries. Exemptions: * The following are exempt from mandatory jute packaging: * Sugar fortified with vitamins. * Packaging for export of commodities. * Small consumer packs (10 kg and below for foodgrains, 25 kg and below for sugar). * Bulk packaging of more than 100 kg. * Sugar packed for export but not exported, based on assessment by the Department of Food and Public Distribution. Payment to Jute Workers and Farmers: * A mechanism will be devised to ensure payment of statutory dues to jute workers and prompt payment to jute farmers and balers. * This mechanism includes certification from the Labour Department on payments to workers and self-certification from mills on payments for raw jute supplies. Impact Analysis: Central Government: * Impact: Responsible for overseeing the implementation of the jute packaging mandate and addressing any issues related to supply or compliance. * Action Required: Monitor the supply of jute packaging material, consult with user Ministries in case of exigencies, and ensure the effective operation of the payment mechanism for jute workers and farmers. Jute Mills: * Impact: Must ensure compliance with the mandatory jute packaging requirements and participate in the GeM portal for procurement of jute bags. * Action Required: Participate in GeM portal bidding, ensure timely supply of jute bags, and comply with the payment mechanism for jute workers and farmers. State Procurement Agencies: * Impact: Responsible for procuring jute bags for packing foodgrains and sugar. * Action Required: Place indents through reverse auction on the GeM portal, adhere to the supply plan prepared by the Department of Food and Public Distribution, and facilitate the procurement of jute bags. Jute Workers and Farmers: * Impact: Intended beneficiaries of the mandatory jute packaging policy, which aims to promote the production of raw jute and jute packaging material. * Action Required: N/A - Benefit from the enforcement of payment of statutory dues and prompt payment for raw jute supplies. Consumers: * Impact: May experience changes in packaging of foodgrains and sugar. * Action Required: N/A.

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Jute Packaging Materials Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities Act, 1987: An act that empowers the Central Government to specify commodities or class of commodities to be packed in jute packaging material. Standing Advisory Committee: A committee constituted to recommend the norms of packaging in jute material. Ministry of Textiles: The government ministry responsible for allowing dilution of mandatory packaging norms and consulting with user ministries in case of shortages or disruptions. Department of Food and Public Distribution: A department involved in preparing supply plans for foodgrains and assessing recommendations for sugar packed for export. Government eMarketplace GeM portal: An online portal used for procurement of jute bags for packing foodgrains. Foodgrains: A commodity required to be packed in jute packaging material, with a minimum percentage of total production specified. Sugar: A commodity required to be packed in jute packaging material, with a minimum percentage of total production specified. New Delhi, Delhi: Place where the order was issued.
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त सारणी के (cid:18) तभं (3) क(cid:24) तA(cid:18) थ ानी (िवि>ट य(cid:28) म(cid:12) यथािविन=द>ट ऐसे N यूनतम (ितशत म(cid:12) आप;ू त और िवतरण के िलए इस अिधसूचना के राजपO के (काशन क(cid:24) तारीख से 30 जनू ,,,, 2019 तक पटसन पै$कग साम ी म(cid:12) पैक क(cid:24) जाएगी,,,, अथा’त्:- 6921 GI/2018 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] ससससााााररररणणणणीीीी Mम सं. वस त् ुए ं भारत म(cid:12) उA पा(cid:1)दत कJ चे पटसन स े भारत म(cid:12) िन;मत पटसन पैके8जग साम ी म (cid:12) पैक करन े के िलए अपिे Uत व(cid:18) तु1 या व(cid:18) त1ु के वग ’ के कुल उA पादन का (ितशत 1 2 3 (i) खाVाNन *उA पादन का शत (ितशत (100 %) (ii) चीनी **उA पादन का बीस (ितशत (20 %) *आर(cid:8)भ म(cid:12) खाVाW के िलए मागं पO का दस (ितशत (ित वतX नीलामी के माYयम से सरकारी ई-िवपणन पोट’ल (जी ई एम) पर रखा जायेगा । ** उपापन एज(cid:12)िसय(cid:28) 6ारा िमल(cid:28) या खुले बाजार से सीधा Mय के अधीन िविवध (कार के पटसन थैल े। 2. सरकारी ई-िवपणन (जी ई एम) पोट’ल के माYयम स े खाVाW(cid:28) क(cid:24) पै$कग के िलए पटसन थैल(cid:28) का उपापन परीUण आधार पर आर(cid:8)भ (cid:1)कया जायेगा । 3. शुZआत म (cid:12) मांग पO का दस (ितशत रा[य उपापन एज(cid:12)सी 6ारा (ितवतX नीलामी के माYयम स े सरकारी ई-िवपणन (जी ई एम) पोट’ल पर रखा जायेगा । 4. उस िव(cid:18)तार तक जहा ँ तक पटसन िमल (cid:12)सरकारी ई-िवपणन (जी ई एम) पोट’ल बोली के माYयम स ेअनु\ात तीस (cid:1)दन के भीतर आप;ू त करन े म (cid:12) असफल रहती ह,] व^ मंOालय आ\ापक पैके8जग मानक का अि म Uीणीकरण अनु\ात करेगा और सरकारी ई-िवपणन (जी ई एम) पोट’ल म (cid:12) (ोAसाहनाAमक भागीदारी के िलए उAपादन-सह-आप;ू त आवंटन सूO उपाNत(cid:26)रत (cid:1)कया जायेगा । 5. पटसन पैके8जग साम ी क(cid:24) (cid:1)कसी कमी या बाधा क(cid:24) दशा म (cid:12) या अNय आकि(cid:18)मक या अAयावIयक दशा म,(cid:12) व^ मंOालय स(cid:8)बंिधत उपयो.ा मंOालय(cid:28) के परामश ’ से उ. सारणी के (cid:18)त(cid:8)भ (3) म (cid:12) िविन=द_ पैके8जग साम ी का अिधकतम तीस (ितशत तक और Uीणीकरण अन\ु ात कर सकेगा । 6. खाV और साव’जिनक िवतरण िवभाग 6ारा तैयार आप;ू त योजना के अनुसार उपापन एज(cid:12)िसय(cid:28) 6ारा खाVाW पैक के िलए पटसन थैल(cid:28) का मांग पO नह‘ रखन े क(cid:24) दशा म (cid:12) और मांगो का समूह (मांग पO) उAपW होता है तब पटसन िमल(cid:28) को पटसन थैल(cid:28) क(cid:24) आप;ू त के िलए युि.यु. अित(cid:26)र. समय (cid:1)दया जायेगा; परNत ुय(cid:1)द िमल (cid:12) िव(cid:18)ता(cid:26)रत समय म (cid:12) थलै (cid:28) क(cid:24) आपू;त करन ेम (cid:12)असफल रहती ह ]तो Uीणीकरण स ेस(cid:8)बंिधत शतa लाग ूह(cid:28)गी । 7. उ. अिधिनयम के अधीन आरिUत क(cid:24) प(cid:26)रिध से िन(cid:8) निलिखत को बाहर रखा जा सकेगा अथा’त:्- (क) िवटािमन से पु>ट चीनी; (ख) िनया’त क(cid:24) जान ेवाली व(cid:18)त 1ु क(cid:24) प$ै कग ; (ग) खाVाNन (cid:28) के िलए दस (cid:1)क. ा. और उसस ेकम और चीनी के िलए पbीस (cid:1)क. ा. और उसस ेकम के छोट े उपभो?त ा पैकेज; (घ) सौ (cid:1)क. ा. स ेअिधक थोक पै$कग; और (ड.) िनयात’ के िलए पकै क(cid:24) गई चीनी जो खाV और लोक िवतरण िवभाग 6ारा (cid:1)कए गए िनधार’ ण और िसफा(cid:26)रश(cid:28) के आधार पर िनया’त नह‘ क(cid:24) जा सक(cid:24) थी। 8. यह सिु नि(cid:31)त करन े के िलए (cid:1)क कb े पटसन और पटसन पै$कग साम ी के उAपादन म (cid:12) लगे dि. आ\ापक पै$कग स े लाभ (ाe कर(cid:12), पटसन 2िमक(cid:28) को काननू ी शोYय और पटसन (cid:1)कसान(cid:28) को तथा कb े पटसन के उपापन पर गाँठ बनाने वाल(cid:28) को Aव(cid:26)रत भुगतान के िलए समथ ’बनाने के िलए उिचत (cid:1)Mयािविध बनाई जाएगी । 9. पैरा 8 म (cid:12) िन=द_ (cid:1)Mयािविध म (cid:12) 2िमक(cid:28) को कानूनी भुगतान करन े पर स(cid:8)बंिधत रा[य सरकार के 2म िवभाग स े आविधक (माणपO तथा कb े पटसन क(cid:24) आपू;त के िलए िमल(cid:28) स े Aव(cid:26)रत भुगतान का (cid:18)व (माणपO (ाe करना सि(cid:8)मिलत होगा । [फा. सं. 9/7/2018-पटसन (भाग)] अतुल कुमार ितवारी, संयु. सिचव¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 MINISTRY OF TEXTILES ORDER New Delhi, the 30th November, 2018 S.O. 5878(E).—Whereas, the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987 (10 of 1987) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) is empowered to specify the commodities or class of commodities or such percentage thereof to be packed for the purpose of its supply or distribution in such jute packaging material by an Order, after considering the recommendations of the Standing Advisory Committee; And, whereas, the Central Government, in exercise of powers conferred under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the said Act, has constituted the Standing Advisory Committee vide number S.O. 255(E), dated the 27th January, 2016, to recommend the norms of packaging in jute material; And, whereas, the Central Government, after considering the recommendations made to it by the Standing Advisory Committee, is satisfied that it is necessary in the interest of production of raw jute and jute packaging material, and of persons engaged in the production thereof, to specify the commodity or class of commodities and percentage thereof to be packed in jute packaging material. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 read with sub-section (1) of section 16 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packaging Commodities) Act, 1987 (10 of 1987), and in supersession of order number S.O. 1024(E), dated the 9th March, 2018, except as things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby directs that the commodities specified in column (2) of the Table below, shall be packed in jute packaging material for supply or distribution, in such minimum percentage as specified in corresponding entries in column (3) of the said Table, with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, up to 30th June, 2019, namely:- TABLE Sl. No. Commodities Minimum percentage of total production of commodity or class of commodities required to be packed in jute packaging material manufactured in India from raw jute produced in India 1 2 3 (i) Foodgrains *Hundred per cent. (100%) of the production (ii) Sugar **Twenty per cent. (20%) of the production * Initially ten per cent. of the indents for foodgrains would be placed through reverse auction on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal. **In diversified jute bags under direct purchase by the procuring agencies from the mills or open market. 2. Procurement of jute bags for packing of foodgrains through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal shall be initiated on trial basis. 3. To begin with, ten per cent. of the indents shall be placed by the State Procurement Agencies through reverse auction on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal. 4. To the extent jute mills fail to supply through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal bidding within the permissible thirty days, the Ministry of Textiles shall allow upfront dilution of mandatory packaging norm and the allocation formula for the Production-cum-Supply Orders shall be modified to incentivise participation of jute mills in the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal. 5. In case of any shortage or disruption in supply of jute packaging material or in case of any other contingency or exigency, the Ministry of Textiles may, in consultation with the user Ministries4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] concerned, allow further dilution of packaging material up to a maximum of thirty per cent. of the percentage specified in column (3) of the said Table. 6. In case the Procurement Agencies do not place indents for jute bags to pack foodgrains as per supply plan prepared by Department of Food and Public Distribution and bunching of demand (indents) takes place then the jute mills shall get reasonable additional time for the supply of jute bags; provided that if the mills fail to supply the bags in the extended period, the conditions relating to dilution shall be applicable. 7. The following may be kept out of the purview of reservation under the said Act:- a) sugar fortified with vitamins; b) packaging for export of commodities; c) small consumer packs of ten kilograms and below for foodgrains and twenty-five kilograms and below for sugar; d) bulk packaging of more than one hundred kilograms; and e) sugar packed for export but which could not be exported on the basis of an assessment and recommendation by Department of Food and Public Distribution. 8. To ensure that persons engaged in production of raw jute and jute packaging material are benefitted from the mandatory packaging, a suitable mechanism shall be devised for enabling payment of statutory dues to jute workers and prompt payment to jute farmers and balers on procurement of raw jute. 9. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 8 shall include obtaining periodical certification from the Labour Department of the State Government concerned on statutory payments to workers and self-certification from the mills on prompt payment for raw jute supplies. [F. No. 9/7/2018-Jute (part)] ATUL KUMAR TIWARI, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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