Lok Sabha Question No. 4580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Production of Jute
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4580 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH, 2022

## PRODUCTION OF JUTE

t4580. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) whether public and private jute producing companies have achieved their   production target set as per the requirement of States in the country during the years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and in the current financial year and if SO, the details thereof;
- (b) the total quantum of bardana (jute) procured for kharif crops in Chhattisgarh during the said period; place and year-wise;
- (c) the demand made by Chhattisgarh to Union Government for bardana (jute) for kharif crops as per the requirement of jute and set standards along with the contract signed for availabilityldistribution thereof during the said period; and
- (d) whether the Government has provided bardana (jute) as per the demand made by the State during the said period and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWE R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JyOTI)

(a): No Public and private jute producing companiesl Jute mills have not been able to meet the requirement of new jute bags the States for procurement of foodgrains during the years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 (current financial year) due to their limited production capacity of jute bags: Sir, by

(b)to(d): Based on the requirement of packaging material by the State Procuring Agencies (SPAs) including Chhattisgarh & Food Corporation of India(FCI); commitment by jute industry & foodgrain procurement estimates, Gol prepares month-wise supply plan for all the SPAs & FCI. Accordingly, SPAs FCI places indents with Office of Jute Commissioner which in turn issues Production Control & Supply Order under the Jute & Jute Textiles & Control Order, 2016 to different jute mills for supply of jute bags as per relevant BIS standard: In this regard, no contracts are signed:

The details of demand and supply of Kharif crops to State of Chhattisgarh are as under:

| Year    |   Demand (Bales) Qty |   Supply (Bales) Qty |
|---------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 2018-19 |               259000 |               223194 |
| 2019-20 |               270000 |               265544 |
| 2020-21 |               350000 |               110470 |
| 2021-22 |               283000 |               214064 |

To avoid short supply of jute bags for packaging of foodgrains, following steps are taken:

- a) Permission for use of good quality used jute bags, are granted to SPAsIFCI. StatesIFCI are also permitted to arrange new jute bags from sources other than the Office of Jute Commissioner; Kolkata:
- b) Dilution in packaging norms for use of High-density polyethylene or polypropylene (HDPEIPP) bags as per  provisions of Jute Packaging Materials(JPM) Act, 1987 is obtained from Ministry of Textiles.