India extends mandatory jute packaging norm for food grains

The approval mandates that 90 per cent of food grains and 20 per cent of sugar products will be packed in jute bags. The rest 10 per cent of food grains will be packed in jute bags provided sufficient such bags are available.

The decision will benefit around 40 lakh farmers and 3.7 lakh workers in the eastern and north-eastern parts of the country, particularly in West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya and Tripura, according to an official press release.

Jute industry is predominantly dependent on the government sector, which purchases jute products worth more than Rs 5,500 crore every year. (DS)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India