The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has extended mandatory packaging of 100% food grains and 20% sugar in diversified jute bags for the Jute Year 2023-24. This decision will benefit 4,00,000 workers in jute mills and support the livelihood of around 40 lakh farmer families.
Farmers have been regaining their interest in jute cultivation over the past few years as both the price and demand for the golden fibre are rising at home and abroad.