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Jute
packaging order lapses
Agencies
- New Delhi
The
controversial mandatory jute packaging order lapsed on June 30 as
the government was unable to issue a fresh order in the wake of
a stay order by the Calcutta high court last month.
Under
the Jute Packaging Materials (compulsory use in packing commodities)
Act of 1987, which expired on June 30, the entire foodgrains and
90 per cent of sugar have to be mandatorily packed in jute bags.
Official sources said a fresh order has not been issued due to the
stay following a petition filed by the Indian Jute Manufacturers
Association (IJMA).
The
IJMA has filed a petition in the court against the recommendations
of a three-member inter-ministerial committee for progressive dilution
of the compulsory packaging norms for foodgrains and sugar. With
the next date of hearing fixed for July 19, the Centre has had to
let the order lapse on June 30, they said.
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