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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-WB-E-09102025-266792
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4449]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025/ASVINA 15, 1947
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
(Office of the Jute Commissioner)
ORDER
Kolkata, the 24th September, 2025
S.O. 4577(E).— After giving consideration to factors enumerated in Clause 5 and 6(2) & in exercise
of the powers conferred on me by Clause 6(1) (iii) & Clause 5 of the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order,
2016, I, Moloy Chandan Chakrabortty, Jute Commissioner, hereby direct that at no point in time you will
hold more than the quantity of raw jute on your own account and / or on account of third parties mentioned
in the table below:-
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| Sl. | Category of raw jute traders/ dealers/agencies/stokists/Mills | Maximum quantity of raw |
| No. | | jute to be held |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| (a) | (b) | (c) |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| 1 | Stockists who are raw jute balers and having raw jute Baling Press | 2000 Quintals |
| | In th same premises. | |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| 2 | All other categories of stockist of raw jute. | 300 Quintals |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| 3 | Jute Mills / Manufacturing units of Jute Goods from raw jute | 45 days consumption as per |
| | | current production rate. |
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
2. I further direct you to sell the quantity of raw jute if it is in excess of the quantity mentioned in
column (c) corresponding to the category of raw jute traders mentioned at column (b)being held by you
within 15(fifteen) days from the date of this Order and physically deliver the same to the consignee within
20th October 2025 and to send a compliance report indicating sale / delivery of the excess quantity of raw
jute along with supporting documentary evidence for verification by email (jcoffice@jutecomm.gov.in)
immediately. If you are holding stock excess to the above limit, purchase of fresh stock shall be stopped
forthwith till stock comes below the above mentioned limit.
3. I further direct you to declare/update the stocks held by you through weekly report every Friday on
the Jute SMART portal accessible through http://jutecomm.gov.in/Jute_Smart.html.
4. Raw jute stocked in a single premise irrespective of in different names of such traders/stockists etc
will be considered as total single stock for the purpose of interpretation of this Order except when such jute
is stocked in a Commercial godown and such traders/stockists are able to produce separate trade licence,
separate PAN, separate registration with JC office and also separate rent agreement/receipt for godown rent
all together and collectively.
5. If you have contracted the sale of raw jute stock, the stock held by seller shall be considered to be
held by the seller until the same is physically delivered to the buyer.
6. If you fail to comply with the provisions of this Order, you shall be punishable under clause 11 of
the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016 read with Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955
which provides for imprisonment and fine.
7. This Order shall come into force with immediate effect and remain valid till further orders subject
to reservation of right to modify the same at any point of time.
8. I further state that this Order shall not be applicable to Jute Corporation of India Ltd. However, the
stock held by the jute mills sold by Jute Corporation of India Ltd. shall be covered by the stock limits.
9. Further, in pursuance of sub-clause (b) and (c) of clause 9(1) of the aforesaid Order, I direct to
afford necessary facilities to my authorized representatives state Police officials to enter and search their
premises including the godowns and also to inspect their books and other records under their possession
with a view to verifying whether or not stocks held by them have been correctly declared or not in response
to this Order & also to seize raw jute which he/she has reason to believe to have been stored in
contravention to this order & to take any other legal action within provisions of the Jute and Jute Textiles
Control Order, 2016 & Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
[F. No. Jute(T)-6/1/178/GN(26)/2019-I(E)]
MOLOY CHANDAN CHAKRABORTTY, Jute Commissioner
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