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Sugar production surplus in India since 2010-11: Govt

The Free Press Journal | 03/02/2022 11:21 AM | Click to read full article

As against the domestic consumption, there has been surplus production of sugar in the country since sugar season 2010-11 (October-September), except in sugar season 2016-17 due to drought, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

The government has been extending assistance to sugar mills, with a view to facilitate export of surplus sugar, and thereby, improving liquidity of sugar mills and enabling them to clear cane price dues of farmers, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said. 

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