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AN OVERVIEW OF THE JUTE INDUSTRY OF INDIA
R.S.BALAKUMAR
Associate Professor (SFDA)
Hindustan University, Chennai
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Email: rsbalakumar1953@gmail.com
Introduction:
Jute is the instant of import fibre crop of India, side past times side to cotton fiber crop. Now-a-days inwards the basis marketplace position Jute is inwards cracking demand because of the cheapness, softness, strength, length, lustre in addition to uniformity of its fibre.
Utility
Jute is used for producing a huge multifariousness of utility products similar gunny bags, hessian, ropes, strings, carpets, rugs in addition to clothes, tarpaulins, upholstery in addition to ornament pieces. In recent fourth dimension jute fibre is likewise used to manufacturing men’s shirting materials in addition to women’s sarees, salwar-khameez material, afterward making softness procedure of the fibre. Linen fabrics are straight off a days introduced inwards the textile marketplace position of Republic of Republic of India
Conditions of Growth:
Jute is commonly the crop of hot in addition to humid climate. It needs the high temperature varying from 24°C to 35°C in addition to heavy rainfall of 120 to 150 cm alongside eighty to ninety per cent relative humidity during the menstruation of its growth Small amount of pre-monsoon rainfall varying from 25 cm to 55 cm is rattling much useful .It helps inwards the proper growth of the jute constitute upwards to the compass of the appropriate monsoon. Incessant in addition to untimely rainfalls equally good equally prolonged droughts are detrimental to this crop. Rainfall betwixt 2.5 to 7.5 cm inwards a calendar month is required,During the sowing menstruation is considered to live much enough.
In improver to this, Occasional showers varying from ii to 3 cm at intervals of a week’s fourth dimension during the growing menstruation are considered to live important. Abundant amount of H2O is required non exclusively for growing the jute crop but likewise for treatment the fibre afterward the crop is harvested.
Light sandy or clayey muds are considered to live goodness suited soils for jute. Since jute chop-chop drains the fertility of soil, it is compulsory that the soil is refilled yearly past times the silt-laden overflowing H2O of the rivers. Huge render of inexpensive labour is likewise necessary for increasing in addition to processing the jute fibre.
The plants are cutting to the basis in addition to tied into bundles. Sheaves of jute stocks are thus engrossed inwards overflowing H2O or ponds or stagnant H2O for nearly ii to 3 weeks for retting. High temperature of H2O accelerates the procedure of retting. After retting is complete, the bark is peeled from the constitute in addition to fibre is removed.
After this, stripping, rinsing, washing in addition to cleaning is done in addition to the fibre is dried inwards the Sun in addition to pressed into bales. All this procedure is to live done past times human hand.availability of plenty of labour at low-cost rates is rattling much important. Coincidentally, this workforce is readily available because jute is cultivated inwards areas of high population density.
Production:
India agonized a cracking obstacle inwards the production of jute equally a number of partitioning of the province inwards 1947 because nearly 75 per cent of the jute producing areas went to People's Republic of Bangladesh (East Islamic Republic of Pakistan at that time) Providentially, most of the jute mills remained inwards India. Energetic efforts were made to growth of the production in addition to expanse of jute, instantaneously afterward partitioning to nourish our ravenous jute mills inwards the wake of curt render of raw jute.
After this interval the expanse nether jute tillage varied betwixt 0.8 meg hectares in addition to 0.9 meg hectares. The overall increase inwards jute production, inwards spite of jute zone remaining unopen to the same, is principally due to the increase inwards yields.
The yield of jute almost doubled from 1,183 kg/hectare inwards 1960- 61 to 2,183 kg/hectare inwards 2003-04. This is a cracking achievement keeping inwards stance the geographical limitations nether which jute tillage tin live carried on.
Besides 0.5 meg people are involved inwards raw jute in addition to finished goods trading in addition to ancillary activities. Currently Republic of Republic of India accounts for nearly 66 per cent of basis jute production equally compared to exclusively 25 per cent produced past times Bangladesh.
R&D function is carried past times the farming experts during the terminal few years has non exclusively resulted inwards increasing yield of the fibre but likewise inwards improvement of the fibre character in addition to shortening of tillage period.
Distribution:
1. West Bengal:
West Bengal is the acknowledged ruler of jute production inwards Republic of Republic of India accounting for over four-fifths of the production in addition to nearly three-fourths of the expanse nether jute. Here hot in addition to humid climate in addition to alluvial, loamy soil attached alongside inexpensive abundant labour provide the par excellence weather for the growth of jute.
Nevertheless, major business office of the production comes from Nadia, Murshidabad, 24 Parganas, Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Hugli, West Dinajpur, Bardhaman, Maldah in addition to Medinipur districts. The entire jute production is consumed inwards the jute mills located inwards the Hugli basin.
2. Bihar:
Bihar is the instant largest producer but lagging far behind West Bengal inwards the production of jute accounting exclusively for nearly 9.72 per cent of the production in addition to over 17 per cent of the expanse of the province nether jute. Purnea is the largest producing district accounting for sixty per cent of Bihar s production. Katihar, Saharsa in addition to Darbhanga are the other producing districts.
3. Assam:
With nearly 6.68 per cent of the production in addition to 7.88 per cent of the expanse of the country, Assam is the 3rd largest jute producing province of India. The main concentration is inwards the Brahmaputra in addition to Surma valleys. Goalpara, Kamrup, Nowgong, Darrang in addition to Sibsagar are the main producing districts.
Others:
Among the other producers, is Orissa, where Cuttack, Puri in addition to Bolangir are the main producers. In Uttar Pradesh, areas along the Himalayan foothills including Kheri, Bahraich in addition to Sitapur districts are the main producers. Some jute is likewise produced inwards Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya in addition to Andhra Pradesh.
Trade:
India’s production of jute e'er falls curt of her requirements in addition to it is imported to feed our jute mills. People's Republic of Bangladesh is the primary supplier of jute to India. There are yr to yr oscillations inwards the quantity in addition to value of jute imported past times India.
Being a natural fibre, jute is biodegradable in addition to equally such “environment friendly”. The principal products tin live reused and, equally a result, many guide hold a secondary value for other users. Despite such positive features, the basis marketplace position for jute has remained depressed. The major drive of such a province of affairs is the growth of alternates similar plastic.
Utility
Jute is used for producing a huge multifariousness of utility products similar gunny bags, hessian, ropes, strings, carpets, rugs in addition to clothes, tarpaulins, upholstery in addition to ornament pieces. In recent fourth dimension jute fibre is likewise used to manufacturing men’s shirting materials in addition to women’s sarees, salwar-khameez material, afterward making softness procedure of the fibre. Linen fabrics are straight off a days introduced inwards the textile marketplace position of Republic of Republic of India
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Jute is commonly the crop of hot in addition to humid climate. It needs the high temperature varying from 24°C to 35°C in addition to heavy rainfall of 120 to 150 cm alongside eighty to ninety per cent relative humidity during the menstruation of its growth Small amount of pre-monsoon rainfall varying from 25 cm to 55 cm is rattling much useful .It helps inwards the proper growth of the jute constitute upwards to the compass of the appropriate monsoon. Incessant in addition to untimely rainfalls equally good equally prolonged droughts are detrimental to this crop. Rainfall betwixt 2.5 to 7.5 cm inwards a calendar month is required,During the sowing menstruation is considered to live much enough.
In improver to this, Occasional showers varying from ii to 3 cm at intervals of a week’s fourth dimension during the growing menstruation are considered to live important. Abundant amount of H2O is required non exclusively for growing the jute crop but likewise for treatment the fibre afterward the crop is harvested.
Light sandy or clayey muds are considered to live goodness suited soils for jute. Since jute chop-chop drains the fertility of soil, it is compulsory that the soil is refilled yearly past times the silt-laden overflowing H2O of the rivers. Huge render of inexpensive labour is likewise necessary for increasing in addition to processing the jute fibre.
Technique of Cultivating in addition to Treating of Jute:
Jute is commonly sown inwards Feb on lowlands in addition to inwards March-May on uplands. The crop takes 8- 10 months to mature but unlike varieties guide hold the altered fourth dimension to mature. The harvesting menstruation usually starts inwards July in addition to terminal all the same the calendar month of October. The plants are cutting to the basis in addition to tied into bundles. Sheaves of jute stocks are thus engrossed inwards overflowing H2O or ponds or stagnant H2O for nearly ii to 3 weeks for retting. High temperature of H2O accelerates the procedure of retting. After retting is complete, the bark is peeled from the constitute in addition to fibre is removed.
After this, stripping, rinsing, washing in addition to cleaning is done in addition to the fibre is dried inwards the Sun in addition to pressed into bales. All this procedure is to live done past times human hand.availability of plenty of labour at low-cost rates is rattling much important. Coincidentally, this workforce is readily available because jute is cultivated inwards areas of high population density.
Production:
India agonized a cracking obstacle inwards the production of jute equally a number of partitioning of the province inwards 1947 because nearly 75 per cent of the jute producing areas went to People's Republic of Bangladesh (East Islamic Republic of Pakistan at that time) Providentially, most of the jute mills remained inwards India. Energetic efforts were made to growth of the production in addition to expanse of jute, instantaneously afterward partitioning to nourish our ravenous jute mills inwards the wake of curt render of raw jute.
After this interval the expanse nether jute tillage varied betwixt 0.8 meg hectares in addition to 0.9 meg hectares. The overall increase inwards jute production, inwards spite of jute zone remaining unopen to the same, is principally due to the increase inwards yields.
The yield of jute almost doubled from 1,183 kg/hectare inwards 1960- 61 to 2,183 kg/hectare inwards 2003-04. This is a cracking achievement keeping inwards stance the geographical limitations nether which jute tillage tin live carried on.
Besides 0.5 meg people are involved inwards raw jute in addition to finished goods trading in addition to ancillary activities. Currently Republic of Republic of India accounts for nearly 66 per cent of basis jute production equally compared to exclusively 25 per cent produced past times Bangladesh.
R&D function is carried past times the farming experts during the terminal few years has non exclusively resulted inwards increasing yield of the fibre but likewise inwards improvement of the fibre character in addition to shortening of tillage period.
Distribution:
1. West Bengal:
West Bengal is the acknowledged ruler of jute production inwards Republic of Republic of India accounting for over four-fifths of the production in addition to nearly three-fourths of the expanse nether jute. Here hot in addition to humid climate in addition to alluvial, loamy soil attached alongside inexpensive abundant labour provide the par excellence weather for the growth of jute.
Nevertheless, major business office of the production comes from Nadia, Murshidabad, 24 Parganas, Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Hugli, West Dinajpur, Bardhaman, Maldah in addition to Medinipur districts. The entire jute production is consumed inwards the jute mills located inwards the Hugli basin.
2. Bihar:
Bihar is the instant largest producer but lagging far behind West Bengal inwards the production of jute accounting exclusively for nearly 9.72 per cent of the production in addition to over 17 per cent of the expanse of the province nether jute. Purnea is the largest producing district accounting for sixty per cent of Bihar s production. Katihar, Saharsa in addition to Darbhanga are the other producing districts.
3. Assam:
With nearly 6.68 per cent of the production in addition to 7.88 per cent of the expanse of the country, Assam is the 3rd largest jute producing province of India. The main concentration is inwards the Brahmaputra in addition to Surma valleys. Goalpara, Kamrup, Nowgong, Darrang in addition to Sibsagar are the main producing districts.
Others:
Among the other producers, is Orissa, where Cuttack, Puri in addition to Bolangir are the main producers. In Uttar Pradesh, areas along the Himalayan foothills including Kheri, Bahraich in addition to Sitapur districts are the main producers. Some jute is likewise produced inwards Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya in addition to Andhra Pradesh.
Trade:
India’s production of jute e'er falls curt of her requirements in addition to it is imported to feed our jute mills. People's Republic of Bangladesh is the primary supplier of jute to India. There are yr to yr oscillations inwards the quantity in addition to value of jute imported past times India.
Being a natural fibre, jute is biodegradable in addition to equally such “environment friendly”. The principal products tin live reused and, equally a result, many guide hold a secondary value for other users. Despite such positive features, the basis marketplace position for jute has remained depressed. The major drive of such a province of affairs is the growth of alternates similar plastic.