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Production At Glance

1.	Average land area under raw jute & mesta cultivation (Average of last four years)	799 thousand hectares
2.	Average production of raw jute & mestas (Average of last four years)	10,990 thousand bales
3.	Numbers of composite jute mills	99 (23 closed as on date)
4.	Satewise distribution of composite jute mills	West Bengal		73
		Andhra Pradesh		12
		Bihar		3
		U.P.		3
		Assam		2
		Orissa		3
		Chhattisgarh		2
		Tripura		1
5.	Number of workers employed in composite jute mills (as on 31 March 2018)	80,888 approx (permanent workers)
		89,578 approx (other workers)
6.	Average production of jute goods in composite jute mills (Average of last four years)	1,066 thousand tonnes per annam.
7.	Average export of jute goods (Average of last four Years)	138 thousand MT per annum, with value of Rs. 21687 million per annam.
8.	Average domestic demand for jute goods (Average of last four Years)	994 thousand tons per annam.
9.	Goverment of India - owned jute mills under control and management of National Jute Manufactures Corporation Ltd.	Alexander, Khardah, Kinnison, National, RBHM and Union.
10.	100% export-oriented units (as on Jan., 2018)	There is 1 (One) 100% EOU in jute sector producing broadly high jute decorative fabircs, fine hessian cloth, jute bags and blended fabrics.
		1. Cheviot Co. Ltd. (Falta SEZ)
11.	Insalled looms in 100% export-oriented units(as on April 2020)	48,434	Hessian	17,358
			Sacking	25,237
			C B C	549
			Other	5,290
12.	Installed spindles in jute mills other than 100% export-oriented units (as on April., 2020)	7,48,900	Fine	6,04,736
			Coarse	1,44,164
13.	Installed capacity of composite jute Mills other than 100% export-oriented units. (on the basis of 305 working days per year & JMDC Productivity Norms.)	2,758 thousand tons per Annum.

FootNote: The number of workers figures relate to 67 out of 97 composite jute mills. Thirty jute mills were under suspension of work/ closure or did not submit information on the date of report.

Source : Office of the Jute Commissioner