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Government of India constitutes a Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) to recommend norms for jute packaging materials.

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The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has issued an order to constitute a Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) in accordance with the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987. The SAC is established to recommend norms for packaging in jute materials, as mandated by the JPM Act, 1987. The committee comprises Secretaries from key ministries and departments, including Textiles, Food and Public Distribution, Consumer Affairs, Expenditure, Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Commerce and Industry, along with officials from the Ministry of Textiles. The SAC is valid for three years from the Gazette publication date.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22012025-260359 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 350] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2025/PAUSHA 30, 1946 MINISTRY OF TEXTILES ORDER New Delhi, the 20th January, 2025 S.O. 353(E).- The Government of India, in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987 (JPM Act, 1987) and also under Rule 3(a) of the Rules issued vide No. G.S.R. (B) under the JPM Act, 1987 have decided to constitute the Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) as per the following composition:— +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | i. | Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India | Chairman | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | ii. | Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India or his | Member | | | Representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | iii.| Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India or his | Member | | | Representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | iv. | Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Government of India or his Representative not | Member | | | below the rank of Joint Secretary | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | V. | Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals, Government of India or his | Member | | | Representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | vi. | Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India or | Member | | | his Representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | vii.| Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change or his Representative | Member | | | not below the rank of Joint Secretary | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | viii.| Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India or his | Member | | | Representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | ix. | AS&FA, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India | - Member | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | Χ. | Jute Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles | - Member | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | X1. | Joint Secretary (Jute), Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India | -Member- | | | | Convener | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 2. The SAC will recommend the norms of packaging in jute materials, as per the JPM Act, 1987. 3. The validity of the aforesaid constituted SAC will be for a period of three years from the date of publication of this Resolution in the Gazette of India. [F. No. 9/1/2016-Jute] ROHIT KANSAL, Addl. Secy.

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