Related Keywords: backbone of the state, Bengal jute industry, created mainly by enemies within, currently under crisis, defeating very purpose of Centres incentives, fixed raw jute price, guaranteed jute bags procurment quota, hoarding jute, illegally importing cheap jute bags from Bangladesh and Nepal, jute growers, malpractices being adopted, modus operandi
Bengal’s jute industry once the backbone of the state is currently under worst crisis created mainly by enemies from within. Some of the mill owners were illegally importing cheap jute bags from Bangladesh and Nepal, thereby defeating the very purpose of the Centre’s ‘incentives’ to jute growers and protection to the industry by way of fixed raw jute price and guaranteed jute bags procurement quota for mills, Jut Commission Subrata Gupta opined.