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Lack of market, government procurement and diversification, poor infrastructure as well as the sorry state of Indian jute mills is responsible, say experts

A video explainer on the labour intensive jute industry in India India is the world’s biggest producer of jute, followed by Bangladesh. Jute is primarily grown in West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Andhra Pradesh. The jute industry in India is 150 years old. There are about 70 jute mills in the country, of which about 60 are in West Bengal along both the banks of river Hooghly. Jute production is a labour intensive industry. It employs about two lakh workers in the West Benga...