Lok Sabha Question No. 2930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Obsolete Machinery in Jute Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Jagannath Sarkar

## OBSOLETE MACHINERY IN JUTE INDUSTRY

## 2930. SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  extent  of  obsolete  machinery  and  outdated  technology prevailing in the jute industry particularly in major jute-producing States;

(b)  the  concrete  steps  taken  to  modernise  jute  mills  and  upgrade  technology  under  the  National  Jute Development Programme including timelines and outcomes achieved so far;

(c)  the  names  of  jute  mills/companies  that  have  received  assistance  under  the  Capital  Subsidy  for Acquisition of Plant & Machinery Scheme during the last five years, State/UT-wise;

(d) the amount of subsidy sanctioned and disbursed to each such beneficiary; and

(e)  whether  any  evaluation  has  been  conducted  on  whether  such  capital  subsidy  has  resulted  in measurable improvements in productivity, quality and competitiveness of the jute industry?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री गिरििाज ग िंह )

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a) & (b): The Jute Industry of the country is a century old.   The Government has been implementing  the  Capital  Subsidy  for  Acquisition  of  Plants  and  Machinery  (CSAPM)  Scheme  since 2021-22 under the National Jute Development Programme (NJDP) with the objective of modernisation and upgradation of the existing Jute Mills and MSME units and setting up of new Jute Mills and MSME units for manufacturing of Jute Diversified Products. The CSAPM Scheme provides Capital Subsidy @ 30% of the cost of eligible jute machinery to Jute Mills and MSME-JDP producing units. An amount of Rs. 369.54 lakh was disbursed to 13 such units against a total machinery investment of Rs. 1,231.80 lakh for manufacturing jute-diversified products.

(c) & (d): Details of Jute Mills and MSME-JDP producing units that have received assistance under CSAPM Scheme during the last five years, are as under:-

|             | Name of the Units                  | Total amount released/disbursed ( Rs in Lakh)   |
|-------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| KERALA      | KERALA                             |                                                 |
| 1           | Travancore Mats &Matting Pvt. Ltd. | 13.50                                           |
| WEST BENGAL | WEST BENGAL                        |                                                 |
| 1           | Varra Crafts                       | 0.90                                            |
| 2           | Kariwala Industries Ltd.           | 54.91                                           |
| 3           | Eco Jute Pvt. Ltd.                 | 101.70                                          |
| 4           | Times Fibrefill Pvt. Ltd.          | 36.80                                           |
| 5           | Pankaj International               | 1.75                                            |
| 6           | Gloster Ltd.( Jute Mill)           | 85.74                                           |
| 7           | S. L. Packaging Pvt. Ltd.          | 2.41                                            |
| 8           | Earthbags Export Pvt. Ltd.         | 44.17                                           |

|   9 | India Glazes Ltd.     |   10.21 |
|-----|-----------------------|---------|
|  10 | Recrust International |    3.1  |
|  11 | Divulge               |    3.89 |
|  12 | Greeno Bags           |   10.46 |

- (e): The evaluation study has been conducted for the National Jute Development Program, including the CSAPM scheme. It has been observed that the Scheme is relevant for industrial modernisation and recommended for further strengthening the scheme through periodic updates on machinery specifications with greater emphasis on performance and efficiency benchmarking.

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