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limit. The losses incurred by JCI while
implementing the open-ended policy of the
Government of India to support the jute
farmers are reimbursed by the Government
of India. The Corporation has started
marketing of non-traditional jute products in
collaboration with the National Jute Board
through a sales Emporium at Kolkata.
Currently, JCI is operating through 171
Department Purchase Centers (DPC)
situated in 7 Jute Growing States namely
West Bengal, Assam, Maghalaya, Bihar,
Orisa, Andhra-Pradesh and Tripura. In
order to increase its market coverage, JCI
has involved Cooperative Society in the
Jute Growing States to participate in MSP
operation in the raw jute/ mesta through
their DPCs.
There are three types of jute i.e. Tossa
(TD), White (W) and Mesta (M) which
is graded according to their quality. The
Commission for Agriculture Costs and
Prices (CACP) undertakes a study every
year to recommend the Minimum Support
Price of raw jute. JCI provides all the
data and necessary assistance to CACP
in this regard. TD – 5 grade Ex-Assam
price for MSP Operation is declared
by the Govt. of India in the month of
February- March each year and the same
is taken as a base by the office of the
Jute Commissioner who fixes the MSP
for all other locations along with Kolkata.
Landed Price for all other Grades (MSP
is the purchase price of the Corporation
at which the jute is purchased from the
jute growers without any quantitative
limit if the prevailing market price of jute
is lower than the MSP). The performance
of JCI is given at table12.9.
NATIONAL JUTE MANUFACTURES
CORPORATION LTD (NJMC)
The National Jute Manufactures
Corporation Limited (NJMC) was
incorporated in 1980, constituted by
six nationalized jute mills viz. National,
Kinnison, Khardah, Alexandra, Union&
RBHM of which the first five are located in
and around Kolkata and RBHM at Katihar,
Bihar. NJMC is the only Public Sector
Undertaking engaged in Jute goods
manufacture. The Company produces
traditional jute goods like Sacking,
Hessian, Jute Twine.
NJMC Status Report
The Government of India approved the
Revival Plan for NJMC with cost of Scheme
of Rs. 1562.98 Crores on 19 th March and
25 th November 2010. The three units
namely Kinnison, Khardah of Kolkata and
Particulars
Quantitative (Bales/Lakh):
Table 12.9
5 Years Performance Highlight (Non-plan fund)
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Projected
2011-12
Procurement of Raw Jute 7.66 1.02 0.01 0.34 1.10
Sales of Raw Jute 5.92 6.58 0.23 0.10 1.00
Closing Stock 5.84 0.24 0.01 0.26 0.36
Financial (Rs./Lakh)
Sale of Raw Jute 14233.79 16666.33 892.16 566.08 4000.00
Sales jute seed 18.52 15.39 79.10 625.09 1000.00
Adjusted cumulative Profit
After regulation of subsidy as
per Cabinet decision
7608.19 5782.38 5938.12 4791.44 5091.00
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