Key Highlights
- He wrote to Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday (January 1, 2026) and said that the “economic and social emergency” in the jute industry was growing rapidly and needed immediate attention.
- “The present situation—characterised by acute scarcity of raw jute, extreme price volatility, curtailment of mill operations and loss of employment—has not arisen suddenly.
- It is the cumulative outcome of policy shortcomings over the last few years, particularly the absence of a credible stabilisation framework for raw jute and irregular demand planning under the Packaging Commodities Supply Order (PCSO) and Gunny Trade Policy (GTP),” Mr.
- Ritabrata’s letter to Mr.
- Singh stated.
