5th Meeting of the Jute Advisory Group | Kolkata
Smt. Vrunda Manohar Desai, IRS, Jute Commissioner, Government of India, chaired the 5th meeting of the Jute Advisory Group on 15 October 2026 at Patsan Bhawan, Kolkata.
Key deliberations focused on raw jute availability, price stability, alternatives to Jute Batching Oil, and R&D for farm and mill modernisation and digitisation.
The meeting brought together stakeholders from the Government of West Bengal, IJMA, BJMA, JBA, JPDEPC, IJIRA, CRIJAF, NINFET, NJB and JCI to discuss priorities for a resilient, modern and competitive jute sector.