Production, export and domestic consumption of jute industry in India-An analysis

Jute is a natural fiber which is also known as Golden Fiber. As it is a natural fiber, it has many advantages like low extensibility, high tensile strength moderate heat and fire resistance and long staple vegetable fiber that can be spun into strong, coarse thread, Jute is mainly crop of Ganga Delta. Jute is not only a major textile fiber but also a raw material for nontraditional and value added non-textile products. Jute is used extensively in the manufacture of different types of traditional packaging fabrics, manufacturing Hessian, saking, carpet backing, mats, bags, tarpaulins, ropes etc.so Jute industry make a large contribution to Indian economy as a large no of people are engaged to either producing it or in the jute industry. So, Jute Industry is labour intensive and as such its labour-output ratio is also high in spite of various difficulties being faced by the industry. Also Many rural and urban unemployed and underemployed women and men are involved in a large number of jute development programs and projects are being implemented by various institutions and Government of India with UN agencies as UNDP to modernize the jute industries and it’s all round development. The notable institutions in India, promoting, providing every assistance, R&D in the field of jute are: Indian Jute Industries Research Association (IJIRA), National Jute Board of India, Jute Manufacturing Development Council (JMDC), National Centre for Jute Diversification (NCJD) etc. Objective of this paper to depict the scenario of jute industry in terms of its production, volume of export & volume of domestic consumption. Study of this paper is based on the secondary data & information.