White paper proposed for revival of jute industry

Kolkata: The Bengal government is looking at a long-term solution for the ailing jute industry and likely to prepare a white paper for the revival of the sector that offers livelihood to lakhs of people. It has offered a temporary solution of procuring jute bags on behalf of the Centre. Additional Chief

Secretary of Agriculture Department, Sanjeev Chopra, who chaired a recent meeting at the state secretariat on the issue, suggested that a white paper might be prepared with inputs from all major stakeholders.