TECHNOLOGY MISSION ON JUTE
The Ministry of Textiles
has provided an amount of Rs.2.97 crore in the budget estimates
for 2003-04 for the Jute Technology Mission.
The Mission aims
at different aspects of jute related activities in the field of
agriculture, industry and marketing of raw jute and finished products.
The main objectives of the Mission, inter-alia are :
- to increase the productivity
of jute, mesta and allied fibres by inventing superior varieties
of seeds,
- to create strong market linkages
of raw jute and mesta by improving the existing markets infrastructure,
- to increase productivity in
jute industry by adopting proven technologies and modernization,
and
- to increase production-base
of diversified jute products throughout the country and to
strengthen marketing of such products by adopting appropriate
marketing strategies both in overseas and domestic markets.
This was stated by
the Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Basanagouda R. Patil,
in reply to a question by Shri Ekanath K. Thakur in the Rajya
Sabha today.
