The use of jute sacks to package 19 commodities remains a far cry 13 years past the enactment of the Mandatory Jute Packaging Act 2010. The law was enacted to protect the interests of jute growers and ...

Mills expect the new pricing methodology for jute bags used in packaging of foodgrains, which has been approved by the Central government, would translate into a 4-5 per cent higher pricing for each ...

The Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987, mandates that jute bags supplied to government agencies for packaging foodgrains and sugar under the Public Distribution ...

To help the jute industry, the government on Thursday decided to extend the norms for mandatory packaging of 100 per cent food grains and 20 per cent sugar in diversified jute bags. The decision on ...