Lok Sabha Question No. 3332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Indian Jute Industries’ Research Association
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Shrirang Appa Barne

## INDIAN JUTE INDUSTRIES' RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

## 3332.    DR.  PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

SHRI SRIRANGA APPA BARNE:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is working towards promoting the use of indigenous raw material, Jute for the production of sanitary napkins instead of imported wood pulp, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the  Government believes that the use  of  Jute  instead  of  imported  wood  pulp  would  aid farmers and produce jobs for women, thus helping to boost the Indian economy, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  most  sanitary  napkins  available  in  the  market  are  derived  out  of  wood  pulp  which  is imported from the China or the United States, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Ministry of Textiles earlier sponsored a project of the Indian Jute Industries' Research Association (IJIRA) to develop jute-based, low-cost sanitary napkins, if so, the facts thereof;
- (e) whether the Central Government envisaged a pilot project for jute sanitary napkins, if so, the facts thereof; and
- (f) whether the project will assist jute farmers in getting remunerative price and will enhance women employment generation and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्त्म ृ तत ज़ू बिन इरानी )

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (f): Government of India through National Jute board (NJB) has given two projects to IIT Kharagpur and IJIRA towards the use of jute as raw material for the production of sanitary napkin as substitution of imported wood pulp.  Sanitary napkins are classified as medical product and the companies manufacturing it are required to adhere to the standard IS 5405 (1980). The details of imports of wood pulp from China and USA is at Annexure-A. Increased use of jute pulp in sanitary napkins will increase income of jute farmers and woman engaged in jute sector by increasing their employability which will ultimately boost the Indian economy.

## IMPORTS of WOOD PULP FROM CHINA (IN US$ MILLION)

| S. No.   | HS Code   | Commodity                                                                |   2016-17 | 2017-18   |   %age Growth in 2017-18 | 2018-19   |   %age Growth in 2017-18 |
|----------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|--------------------------|
| 1        | 47010000  | MECHANICAL WOODPULP                                                      |      0    | 0.01      |                     0    | 0         |                  -100    |
| 2        | 47031100  | CHEMICAL WOODPULP UNBLCD CONFRS,SULPHATE                                 |      0    | 0.01      |                     0    | 0.01      |                     0    |
| 3        | 47031900  | CHEMICAL WOODPULP UNBLCD N-CONIFRS,SULPHATE                              |     15.78 | 14.43     |                    -8.56 | 17        |                    17.81 |
| 4        | 47032100  | BLEACHED OR SEMI-BLEACHED CONIFEROUS CHEMICALWOOD PULP SULPHATE          |      2.24 | 2.49      |                    11.16 | 2.5       |                     0.4  |
| 5        | 47032900  | BLEACHED OR SEMI-BLEACHED NON-CONIFEROUS CHEMICAL WOODPULP SULPHATE      |      0    |           |                     0    | 0         |                     0    |
| 6        | 47050000  | WOODPULP OBTAINED BY COMBINATION OF MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL PULP PROCESS |      0    |           |                     0    | 0         |                     0    |
| 7        | 48237020  | WOODPULP BOARD                                                           |      0.01 | 0         |                  -100    |           |                     0    |
|          |           | WOODPULP                                                                 |     18.03 | 16.94     |                    -6.05 | 19.51     |                    15.17 |

## IMPORTS OF WOOD PULP FROM USA (IN US$ MILLION)

| S. No.   | HS Code   | Commodity                                                                |   2016-17 | 2017-18   |   %age Growth in 2017-18 |   2018-19 |   %age Growth in 2017-18 |
|----------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|--------------------------|
| 1        | 47010000  | MECHANICAL WOODPULP                                                      |      0.56 | 0.55      |                    -1.79 |      0.58 |                     5.45 |
| 2        | 47020000  | CHEMICAL WOODPULP DISSOLVING GRADES                                      |     67.64 | 76.4      |                    12.95 |     61.55 |                   -19.44 |
| 3        | 47031100  | CHEMICAL WOODPULP UNBLCD CONFRS,SULPHATE                                 |      0.05 | 0.92      |                  1740    |      5.19 |                   464.13 |
| 4        | 47031900  | CHEMICAL WOODPULP UNBLCD N-CONIFRS,SLPHTE                                |      0.83 | 0.74      |                   -10.84 |      0.42 |                   -43.24 |
| 5        | 47032100  | BLEACHED OR SEMI-BLEACHED CONIFEROUS CHEMICALWOOD PULP SULPHATE          |     88    | 85.9      |                    -2.39 |    106.95 |                    24.51 |
| 6        | 47032900  | BLEACHED OR SEMI-BLEACHED NON-CONIFEROUS CHEMICAL WOODPULP SULPHATE      |     10.99 | 14.33     |                    30.39 |     30.89 |                   115.56 |
| 7        | 47042900  | SEMI-BLEACHED/BLEACHED NON-CONIFEROUS CHMICALWOOD PULP SULPHITE          |      0.03 | 0.01      |                   -66.67 |      0    |                  -100    |
| 8        | 47050000  | WOODPULP OBTAINED BY COMBINATION OF MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL PULP PROCESS |      2.76 | 4.12      |                    49.28 |      6.59 |                    59.95 |
| 9        | 48237020  | WOODPULP BOARD                                                           |      0    |           |                     0    |      0    |                     0    |
|          |           | WOODPULP                                                                 |    170.86 | 182.97    |                     7.09 |    212.17 |                    15.96 |

Source: DGCI&S

Annexure-A