Addressing media in connection with the launch of an independent campaign initiated by the Ministry of Textiles on the eve of the 70th Independence Day, he said a farmer-friendly method of payment will be adopted to encourage increasing number of farmers to come with their produce.
Also, for extending benefits to jute growers, JCI is considering floating a jute banking scheme, he said.
He said the JCI was set up to protect interests of growers through procurement of raw jute at MSP fixed by the Centre every year and to maintain necessary infrastructure for this purpose.
JCI has its presence in six jute growing states- West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura. It has its head offices at Kolkata, 16 regional offices and 171 departmental purchase centres in the country.