Government raises MSP of raw jute by 6% for 2025-26 marketing season

23 Jan 2025 Evaluate

The government has raised minimum support price (MSP) of raw jute by 6% to Rs 5,650 per quintal for the 2025-26 marketing season. The decision was taken at the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

The new Minimum Support Prices ensure return of 66.8% over all-India weighted average cost of production and will benefit growers. The government has increased MSP of raw jute from Rs 2,400 per quintal in 2014-15 to Rs 5,650 per quintal for 2025-26 marketing season, an increase of 2.35 times.

The approved MSP of raw jute for Marketing season 2025-26 is in line with the principle of fixing MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times all India weighted average cost of production as announced by the Government in the Budget 2018-19. 

About 4 lakh workers get direct employment in jute mills and trade in jute. Last year jute was procured from 1.7 lakh farmers. 82% of jute farmers belong to West Bengal while Assam and Bihar have 9 per cent each of jute production share.

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