Birds Jute and Export Limited (BJEL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.

[1] It manufactures jute, cotton, viscose and blended fabric decoratives.

BJEL has experienced net losses over the past fiscal years and has been virtually inoperable since 2002.

[1][3][4] On 10 October 2018, the Union Cabinet convened in a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

During this meeting, a decision was made to initiate the closure of the financially struggling National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited (NJMC), including its subsidiary, Birds Jute and Exporters Ltd. (BJEL).