The Ministry of Textiles hopes that jute-based sanitary napkins, produced using indigenous raw materials as against imported wood pulp, would assist farmers in getting a remunerative price and enhance employment generation for women. The Ministry through the National Jute Board has earlier sponsored a project to Indian Jute Industries' Research Association (IJIRA) on development of jute-based, low-cost sanitary napkins. Now, the government wants farmers to involve in the project. The Ministry added, "Currently, the pilot project being envisaged for jute sanitary napkin is expected to produce one lakh jute sanitary napkins per day. The project will assist jute farmers in getting remunerative price and will enhance women employment generation."
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