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The jute sector in India experienced a mixed year in 2023, with a bumper cash crop harvest but a mid-season demand slump. However, government intervention revived hopes, with sustained orders and supportive policies from the Centre. The Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) chairman Raghav Gupta said that the outlook remains steady, with a strong initial supply followed by sluggish demand between September and November.

The Indian government mandates 100% food grains and 20 per cent sugar packaging in diversified jute bags to boost the jute industry., , jute

The mandatory packaging norms approved for Jute Year 2022-23 provide for 100 per cent reservation of foodgrains and 20 per cent reservation of sugar to be compulsorily packed in jute bags

Reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging for Jute Year 2022- 23 were cleared at meeting of Union cabinet

Cabinet approves reservation norms for jute packaging materials for Jute Year 2021-22