RAJYA SABHA - PRS

2. XX XX XX3. The Committee then took up the Draft Report on “The National Jute Board, 2006” for consideration andadoption. The Committee adopted the report with the following modifications:Page 17, Para 52:Page No.19, Para No.57:Page 20, Para 58:Page 20, Para 59:To delete last three sentences, viz. “The Committee have further noted thatheads of many of these organizations would be members in the proposedNational Jute Board. The Committee, therefore, recommend that the NationalJute Board may be established for the effective development of the jute sectorby merging JMDC and NCJD as proposed. Subsequently its performance maybe reviewed at regular intervals and suitable corrective steps taken wherevernecessary” and to insert in its place the recommendation, “The reasons putforth by the Ministry of Textiles for not merging various organizationsengaged in the jute sector in the proposed National Jute Board is notacceptable to the Committee due to the fact that the goals of the Bill i.e.formation of an umbrella body for the entire jute sector, can only beachieved by bringing in all the constituents under one roof. TheCommittee, therefore, recommend that the National Jute Board may beestablished by merging various organizations engaged in the jute sector forthe integrated and effective development of the jute sector”.To delete “(d) to discuss with the JCI before the announcement of MSPand also regarding opening of purchase centres in different jute producingStates”.To delete the entire paragraphTo amend entire paragraph as follows:The Committee note that jute is a bast natural fibre and Mesta is also abast fibre which belongs to a separate breed called Kenaf. In the Bill, theterm “jute” has not been defined. As such, this Bill may not actuallybenefit the Mesta growers in various States. The Committee, therefore,recommend that a definition of “jute” should be incorporated in thedefinitions part of the Bill which should include Mesta (Kenaf) to benefitthe jute farmers in the Mesta producing States, particularly AndhraPradesh.Page 20, Para 60, Line 9To amend the fourth sentence as, “Hence, the Committee recommend thatsufficient number of procurement centers, including mobile ones, should beopened by the appropriate body which would be established after the formationof the National Jute Board, to procure maximum quantity of raw jute from thefarmers.49