Cant revise price for illegitimate gain of some players Jute Commissioner
Kolkata Apr 26 PTI The Jute Commissioners Office JCO which is under attack from various quarters for unavailability of raw materials at the price fixed by the government on Tuesday said it continues to safeguard farmers interests but cannot allow illegitimate gains for a section of players in the industry by revising the price capThe JCO which looks after orderly development and promotion of the industry in India also stated that no decision was made as of now to alter the raw jute price fixed at Rs 6500 per quintal amid allegations that mills are not getting the golden fibre below Rs 7000 per quintal amid the bumper crop of 90 lakh bales in the 2021-22 seasonNo farmer or farmers body has complained about price fixation If relaxed it will have illegitimate gain for a certain section of the industry Jute Commissioner Moloy Chakraborty told a press conference hereHe denied allegations of neglect of West Bengals jute industryBJP MP Arjun Singh whose constituency Barrakpore has 20 jute mills had on Monday slammed the central government for neglecting the states jute industry He also supported ruling TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjees demand for removal of the price cap on raw jute to current market-driven prices to support farmersThere is a lot of misinformation around Almost 95 per cent of farmers are marginal and they have already diluted their produce The majority of the raw jute is now with traders and middlemen Chakraborty saidHe said that the raw jute price was fixed at Rs 2000 over and above the minimum support price MSP of Rs 4500 per quintal and it is quite reasonable for the farmersTo a question on de-hoarding of the golden fibre the jute commissioner said it is up to the state agencies to step up their action State enforcement officials claimed that the JCO has not been able to provide a verified jute traders list yetAfter Chakrabortys press conference Arjun Singh claimed that the JCO painted an untrue picture to satisfy his bosses by ruining the future of millions of workers and farmers Several jute mills have downed shutters in the past few months reportedly due to unavailability of raw jute at the price fixed by the JCOThe claim that the state government had earlier accepted Rs 6000 per quintal rate is false as it was temporary because the price had shot up to Rs 9000 per quintal due to Amphan calamity in 2020 the BJP MP asserted in a statementEarlier this month Trinamool Congress Chief Whip in the Rajya Sabha Sukhendu Sekhar Ray sought the intervention of the Centre to resolve the jute crisis claiming that 60000 workers have lost their jobs following the closure of 15 jute mills PTI BSM PNT NN NN
Kolkata Apr 26 PTI The Jute Commissioners Office JCO which is under attack from various quarters for unavailability of raw materials at the price fixed by the government on Tuesday said it continues to safeguard farmers interests but cannot allow illegitimate gains for a section of players in the industry by revising the price capThe JCO which looks after orderly development and promotion of the industry in India also stated that no decision was made as of now to alter the raw jute price fixed at Rs 6500 per quintal amid allegations that mills are not getting the golden fibre below Rs 7000 per quintal amid the bumper crop of 90 lakh bales in the 2021-22 seasonNo farmer or farmers body has complained about price fixation If relaxed it will have illegitimate gain for a certain section of the industry Jute Commissioner Moloy Chakraborty told a press conference hereHe denied allegations of neglect of West Bengals jute industryBJP MP Arjun Singh whose constituency Barrakpore has 20 jute mills had on Monday slammed the central government for neglecting the states jute industry He also supported ruling TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjees demand for removal of the price cap on raw jute to current market-driven prices to support farmersThere is a lot of misinformation around Almost 95 per cent of farmers are marginal and they have already diluted their produce The majority of the raw jute is now with traders and middlemen Chakraborty saidHe said that the raw jute price was fixed at Rs 2000 over and above the minimum support price MSP of Rs 4500 per quintal and it is quite reasonable for the farmersTo a question on de-hoarding of the golden fibre the jute commissioner said it is up to the state agencies to step up their action State enforcement officials claimed that the JCO has not been able to provide a verified jute traders list yetAfter Chakrabortys press conference Arjun Singh claimed that the JCO painted an untrue picture to satisfy his bosses by ruining the future of millions of workers and farmers Several jute mills have downed shutters in the past few months reportedly due to unavailability of raw jute at the price fixed by the JCOThe claim that the state government had earlier accepted Rs 6000 per quintal rate is false as it was temporary because the price had shot up to Rs 9000 per quintal due to Amphan calamity in 2020 the BJP MP asserted in a statementEarlier this month Trinamool Congress Chief Whip in the Rajya Sabha Sukhendu Sekhar Ray sought the intervention of the Centre to resolve the jute crisis claiming that 60000 workers have lost their jobs following the closure of 15 jute mills PTI BSM PNT NN NN
