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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2263] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2025/JYAISHTHA 5, 1947
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
(Office of the Jute Commissioner)
ORDER
Kolkata, the 20th May, 2025
S.O. 2317(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:-
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| Sl. | Category of raw jute traders/ dealers/agencies/stokists/Mills | Maximum quantity of raw |
| No. | | jute to be held |
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| (a) | (b) | (c) |
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| 1 | Balers who are having raw jute Baling Press in the same premises | 1500 Quintals |
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| 2 | All other categories of traders/dealers/agencies/stockist of raw jute. | 300 Quintals |
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| 3 | Those who have not applied to this office for registration in pursuance of | 500 Kilograms |
| | this office Order dated 05-03-2024 within 15-07-2024. | |
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| 4 | Jute Mills / Manufacturing units of Jute Goods from raw jute | 2 months' consumption as |
| | | per current production rate. |
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2. I further direct that 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 10(ten) days
from the date of this Order and physically deliver the same to the consignee within 31st May 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. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. I further state that this Order shall not be applicable to stocks of raw jute procured by The Jute Corporation of
India Ltd.
7. 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(18)/2019-I(E)]
MOLOY CHANDAN CHAKRABORTTY, Jute Commissioner