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Govt to commit Rs 400 cr for revival of jute industry
New Delhi, Aug 24: In a bid to revive the sick jute industry, the Centre has decided to earmark Rs 400 crore during the Tenth Plan period for technology modernisation and improving the quality of raw material.
New Delhi, Aug 24: In a bid to revive the sick jute industry, the Centre has decided to earmark Rs 400 crore during the Tenth Plan period for technology modernisation and improving the quality of raw material.
The government is also considering setting up of a jute
technology mission, and the Textiles Minister Shahnawaz
Hussain is expected to move a note in this regard to the
Planning Commission for its approval before it is placed
before the Cabinet for clearance, official sources said.
Hussain has held meetings with the Commission's deputy chairman K C Pant to persuade him to consider the revival of the jute industry on a priority basis, the sources said.
The move follows major initiatives recommended by the Commission for reviving the textiles industry as a whole which has started showing signs of a turnaround.
The jute industry was hit by poor quality of raw materials and outdated machines and its modernisation to increase production gains significance due to the growing opposition to plastics and polythene which are considered environmental hazards.
Jute is a bio-degradable fibre with several uses including in the engineering sector besides textiles and packaging.
To highlight the issue, a two-day seminar is being held on August 25, which will be inaugurated by Pant.
Hussain would preside over the function along with the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Shripad Naik. The seminar would be attended by industry leaders, experts and academics.
Hussain has held meetings with the Commission's deputy chairman K C Pant to persuade him to consider the revival of the jute industry on a priority basis, the sources said.
The move follows major initiatives recommended by the Commission for reviving the textiles industry as a whole which has started showing signs of a turnaround.
The jute industry was hit by poor quality of raw materials and outdated machines and its modernisation to increase production gains significance due to the growing opposition to plastics and polythene which are considered environmental hazards.
Jute is a bio-degradable fibre with several uses including in the engineering sector besides textiles and packaging.
To highlight the issue, a two-day seminar is being held on August 25, which will be inaugurated by Pant.
Hussain would preside over the function along with the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Shripad Naik. The seminar would be attended by industry leaders, experts and academics.
Bureau Report