West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) Chairman Raghavendra Gupta, thanking the industry body for securing the interests of the State’s jute farmers and workers.
“As you are aware, our continued efforts bore fruit, and the price ceiling of raw jute was withdrawn by the Jute Commissioner with effect from 20th May 2022,” Ms. Banerjee wrote in her letter.
The CM also said the Union Minister of Textiles had informed her about a new ‘Capital Subsidy Acquisition of Plant and Machinery’ (CSAPM) scheme. “CSAPM has been introduced during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 and this will give a boost to the production of Jute Diversified Products,” Ms. Banerjee stated. She added that there was no bar on jute mills importing raw jute for use in any sector other than as packaging for food grains and sugar.
