Stock Control Order dated 20032026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-WB-E-23032026-271196 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1428] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2026/PHALGUNA 29, 1947 MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (Office of the Jute Commissioner) ORDER Kolkata, the 20th March, 2026 S.O. 1493(E).—In partial modification of the order published in The Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3(ii) vide notification no. S.O. 1007(E) dated 24thFebruary 2026 and after giving consideration to factors enumerated in Clause 5 and 6(2) and 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, Amrit Raj, Jute Commissioner, hereby direct that at no point in time you will hold more quantity of raw jute on your own account and / or on account of third parties than mentioned in the table below: +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | Category of raw jute stockists/jute mills | Maximum quantity of raw jute to be held | +=====+===================================================================================================+===================================================+ | (a) | (b) | (c) | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Stockists who are raw jute balers,having raw jute Baling Press in | 600 Quintals | | | the same premisesand registered with o/o Jute Commissioner | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | All other categories of Stockists/Balers of raw jute | NIL. They must sell the entire quantity of | | | | raw jute in their possession by timeline | | | | given in para 2 below. | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 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 31st March 2026 and physically deliver the same to the consignee within 10th April 2026 and send a compliance report indicating sale / delivery of the excess quantity of raw jute along with supporting documentary evidence for verification by email ([email protected]) 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 fortnightly report on the Jute SMART portal accessible through http://jutecomm.gov.in/Jute_Smart.html. 4. Raw jute stocked in a single premise irrespective of being in names of different traders/stockists/balersetc will be considered total single stock for the purpose of interpretation of this Order. That is, if two or more traders/stockists/balers are sharing a godown/baling press and have different registrations with o/o Jute Commissioner; the total quantity held by all such registered entities on that premise must be within the limits as prescribed above. 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. I further state that for the stock limit on Jute Mills/Manufacturing units of jute goods from raw jute, exemption from this order will be considered on a case-to-case basis after receipt of representation supported by relevant documents showing export commitments or sale in private markets. The imported raw jute shall remain exempt from the calculation of the stock limits provided in the order. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Further, in pursuance of sub-clause (b) and (c) of clause 9(1) of the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016, I direct to afford necessary facilities to my authorized representatives and 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 and Essential Commodities Act, 1955. [F. No. Jute(T)-6/1/178/GN(36)/2019-I(E)] AMRIT RAJ, Jute Commissioner