November 28, 2001
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| RAJYA SABHA |
GLOBAL DEMAND FOR JUTE GOODS
The global demand for jute goods was approximately 6.70 lakh MT in 1999-2000. This demand is expected to increase to over 7.00 lakh MT by 2007.
To improve the quality and productivity of jute goods, Government have decided to launch Jute Technology Mission (JTM). In addition, support to modernisation and diversification of jute products is available under the existing schemes of the Government. In the approach paper, export of jute goods has been projected to reach at 2.5 lakh MT during the year 2007. Various steps have been taken to increase the export of jute goods, which include External Market Assistance (EMA) scheme to supplement export efforts of the exporters, implementation of the Technology Upgradation fund (TUF), sponsoring of market-oriented fairs and delegations abroad, buyer-seller meets etc.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles, Mr. V. Dhananjaya Kumar in a written reply to a question by Shri Rumandla Ramachandraiah today in Rajya Sabha.