SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA TAKES OVER AS MINISTER
OF STATE FOR RAILWAYS
Jute Corporation of India
Ltd. is presently undertaking Minimum Support Operation in raw
jute and mesta through its 171 jute purchase centres distributed
in 7 jute growing States. These centres are buying raw jute and
mesta at the minimum support rates decided by the Government of
India which is Rs. 850/- per quintal in the markets of Assam and
Maghalaya, Rs. 865-881/- per quintal for different markets of
Bihar, Rs. 875 – 913/- per quintal for different market of West
Bengal, Rs. 821 per quintal for the markets of Tripura, Rs. 887
per quintal for the markets of Orissa all for TD-5 grades and
Rs. 832 per quintal for Bimli Middle grade in the markets of Andhra
Pradesh. Apart from this the State Co-operative Societies like
BENFEED in West Bengal, BISCO JUTE in Bihar, MECOFED in Meghalaya
would be procuring raw jute/mesta under Minimum Support Operation
through their centres as agents of jute/mesta under Minimum Support
Operation through their centres as agents of Jute Corporation
of India Ltd. The Jute Growers are advised to bring their jute
to nearest JCI/Co-operative Purchase Centres to take the benefit
of Minimum Support Operation.
