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7943 GI/202 3 (1)
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 5228] NEW DELH I, TUESDAY , DECEMBER 26 , 2023/ PAUSHA 5, 1945
CG-DL-E-26122023-250905
(1) (2) (3)
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
ORDER
New Delhi, the 26 th December, 2023
S.O. 5459 (E). —Whereas, the Central Gove rnment is empowered under sub -section (1) of section 3 of
the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987 (10 of 1987) to specify, by
order, the commodities or class of commodities or such percentage thereof to be packed for the purpose of its
supply or distribution in such jute packaging material, after considering the recommendations of the Standing
Advisory Committee;
And whereas, the Central Government has, in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of
section 4 of the said Act, constituted the Standing Advisory Committee vide number S.O.295(E), dated the
19th January, 2022, to recommend the norms of packaging in jute material;
And whereas, the Central Government, after considering the recommendations made to it by the
Standing Advisory Committee, is satisfied that it is necessary in the interest of production of raw jute and jute
packaging material, and of persons engaged in the production thereof, to specify the commodity or class of
commodities and percentage thereof to be packed in jute packaging material;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) of section 3 read with sub-
section (1) of section 16 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packaging Commoditie s) Act,
1987 (10 of 1987) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), and in supersession of Orders numbers S.O. 1532(E),
dated the 31st March, 2023, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the
Central Government here by directs that the commodities specified in column (2 ) of the Table below, shall be
packed in jute packaging material for supply or distribution, in such minimum percentag e as specified in
corresponding entries in column (3) of the said Table, with effect from the date of publication of this notification
in the Official Gazette, upto the 30th June, 2024, namely: -
TABLE
Serial
Number Commodities Minimum percentage of total production of commodity or class of
commodities required to be packed in jute packag ing material
manufactured in India from raw jute produced in India
(1) (2) (3)
(i) Foodgrains* One hundred per cent. (100%) of the production
(ii) Sugar** Twenty per cent. (20%) of the production
*Note 1: - Initially ten per cent. of the indents for foo dgrains are to be placed through reverse auction on the
Government e -Marketplace (GeM) portal.
**Note 2:-In diversified jute bags under direct purchase by the procuring agencies from the mills or open market.
The foodgrains to be considered for reservation norms under this Act would comprise of rice, paddy and
wheat. The use of jute bags shall be in line of inter se priority with respect to rice, wheat and finally sugar, without
affecting the monthly supply plan by ensuring full utilisation of all the yearly production of jute bags so as to
safeguard the jute industry and the persons engaged in production thereof as per the mandate of the said Act.
2. To ensure availability of used jute bags for packing of foodgrains, in case of inadequate supply of new jute
bags by the mills, the Department of Food and Public Distribution may work out a suitable mechanism in
advance to first procure such used bags made from raw jute produced in India and bags made in India
through competitive bidding on GeM only which shall n ot form the part of relaxation granted by the Ministry
of Textiles against packaging norms under the said Act.
3. The Department of Food and Public Distribution shall communicate in advance the month -wise projection of
required quantity of jute bags for p acking of foodgrains for the Jute Year 2023 -24 and in case of any shortage
or disruption in supply of new jute packaging material or in other contingency or exigency, the Ministry of
Textiles may, in consultation with the user Ministries concerned and the Committee comprising officers from
the Department of Food and Public Distribution and the Ministry of Textiles, which has been constituted to
consider and recommend the dilution quantity on monthly basis, or as and when required, relax these
provisions up to a maximum of thirty per cent. of the percentage specified in column (3) of the said Table .
4. With a view to ensure the minimum usage of High Density Polyethylene or Polypropylene bags, the
Department of Food and Public Distribution in consultation and coordination with the State Procurement
Agencies (including Food Corporation of India) shall place realistic indents on time as per pre -agreed schedule
of supply of jute bags and if the Procurement Agencies do not place indents for jute bags to pack foodgr ains as
per supply plan prepared by the Department of Food and Public Distribution and bunching of demand (indents)
takes place then the jute mills shall get reasonable additional time for the supply of jute bags:
Provided that if the mills fail to supply the bags in the extended period, the conditions relating to
dilution will be applicable.
5. The jute mills benefitting from the above arrangements are required to implement the relevant provisions
of labour laws and regulations on the subject to th e satisfaction of the State Governments concerned and shall
certify prompt payment to jute farmers and balers on production of raw jute.
6. The following may be kept out of the purview of reservation under the said Act, namely :-
(a) sugar fortified with vi tamins;
(b) packaging for export of commodities;
(c) small consumer packs of ten kilograms and below for foodgrains and twenty -five kilograms and
below for sugar;
(d) bulk packaging of more than one hundred kilograms; and
(e) sugar packed for export but which could not be exported on the basis of an assessment and
recommendation by the Department of Food and Public Distribution.
7. To ensure that persons engaged in production of raw jute and jute packaging material are benefitted from the
mandato ry packaging, a suitable mechanism shall be devised for enabling payment of statutory dues to jute
workers and prompt payment to jute farmers and balers on procurement of raw jute as per the labour laws in
force including the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 201 9).
[F. No. J-7/2/2023 -Jute]
PRAJAKTA L. VERMA , Jt. Secy .
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