Out of 23,199 beneficiaries trained, 9,466 trainees have been employed under Jute Service Centre Scheme

More than 90% of the beneficiaries are women coming mostly from tribal and backward districts of different states

274 JDP units have come into existence during the last 6 years

5,942 MT yarn and 12,50,000+ Mts of fabrics sold through JRMBs

Organised / participated in 112 Exhibitions & Buyer-Seller Meets

88 JEAS projects having total investment of Rs 135.78 crores with NCJD's contribution at Rs 19.87 crores

218 units sanctioned being total assistance Rs 3.87 crores under NGO Scheme

North-eastern states have been given special emphasis where NCJD has utilized about 12% of its total expenditure

In last two years jute yarn consumption have gone up by 7,000 MT in NE Region where more than 100 small units have come up producing bags used in the Tea Industry and other utility items

In Tamil Nadu around 1,200 weavers and artisans in different clusters are engaged in the production of jute-cotton fabric in handloom and powerloom being used in making home furnishing, made-ups, handicrafts and footwear

Applied its thrust in the remote regions of North East and Sikkim.  It has left its footprints in various tribal zones of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Chattisgarh.  NCJD assistance has also permeated considerably into the non-jute growing areas of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujrat and Maharashtra

Four Jute diversified Products have become commercially successful
  • Jute Composite (Thermosetting) – Railway application, corrugated sheet for roofing and domestic furniture
  • Jute Stick Particle Board – used in knockdown furniture
  • Jute based Handmade Paper – for office and decorative application
  • Net Fabric – low cost bag and horticulture application

Under the larger units that were set up for jute diversified products, the fibre came to be applied in new diverse areas such as paper, paper boards, composites, roofing sheets, egg trays and made-up items. Also, finer yarns were spun for use of jute in garments, quality handloom, mixing in woven products like apparel, wrappers, floor coverings, etc. Items of regular and mass consumption like shopping bags, soft luggage, accessories etc are being manufactured extensively and in almost all parts of the country

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