(a) whether the Government have identified the locations in Karnataka and other States for setting up of the proposed `Jute Raw Material Bank` to promote the manufacturing and marketing of jute diversified products; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI BASANAGOUDA R. PATIL (YATNAL)
(a) & (b): The National Centre for Jute Diversification (NCJD), Ministry of Textiles have already set up Jute Raw Materials Banks (JRMB) in various States of the country. There are proposals to open JRMB by NCJD at Bijapur in Karnataka, Guwahati & Sibsagar in Assam, Kanpur, Gazipur & Saidpur in Uttar Pradesh, Srinagar in Kashmir, Bhiwani in Haryana and Amritsar in Punjab. In order to set up the Jute Raw Materials Bank at these locations surveys have been ordered. The JRMB will be set up, only if found viable as per the norms of Scheme approved by the Government.