Lok Sabha Question No. 190 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Sugar Prices
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: NITYANAND RAI, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 190

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH   November, 2016

## SUGAR PRICES

*190. SHRI NITYANAND RAI:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

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- (a)   whether the price of sugar has increased in the country in recent months and if so, the details thereof along with the factors contributing to rise in the prices;
- (b)   the production of sugar in the country during the last three years and the estimated production for the next year, State-wise;
- (c)   whether there is a demand supply gap for sugar in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to bridge the gap;
- (d)   whether  the  Union  Government  has  urged  the  States  to  prevent hoarding of sugar by traders so as to bring stability in sugar prices and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)   the quantum and value of sugar imported/exported by the country in the last four years?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. *190 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 29.11.2016 IN LOK SABHA.

(a): No, Madam. The all India average ex-mill and retail prices of sugar have been stable in recent months.

(b): The State-wise details of production of sugar in the country during last three  sugar  seasons  and  the  estimated  production  for  the  current  sugar season are at Annexure-I.

(c): No, Madam. Taking into account the opening stock of 77.1 lakh MT and estimated production of 225.21 lakh MT for the current sugar season 2016-17, there is sufficient availability of sugar in the country to meet the projected domestic demand of 255 lakh MT for the current sugar season.

(d): With a view, to keep the sugar prices at reasonable level and to ensure smooth  supply  of  sugar  for  consumers,  the  Central  Government  has  issued order imposing stock holding and turn over limits on dealers of sugar. State Governments/UTs  have  been  advised  to  enforce  this  order  to  prevent  any speculative and hoarding tendencies.

(e): The  details  of  quantum  and  value  of  sugar  imported/exported  by  the country in the last four sugar seasons are at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 190 FOR REPLY ON 29.11. 2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

Details of State-wise production of sugar in the country during last three sugar seasons and the estimated production for the current sugar season:

(Figures in lakh Tons)

| STATE               | 2013-14   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (Estimates) |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
| Bihar 5.96          |           |      5.26 |     5.03  |                 5.7   |
| Haryana 5.37        |           |      5.73 |     5.36  |                 6.19  |
| Punjab 4.73         |           |      5.36 |     6.71  |                 6.5   |
| Uttarakhand 2.98    |           |      3.28 |     2.74  |                 2.93  |
| Uttar Pradesh 66.13 |           |     71.38 |    68.47  |                80     |
| Andhra Pradesh 6.75 |           |      5.65 |     5.52  |                 5.4   |
| Telangana 3.32      |           |      3.21 |     2.77  |                 2.22  |
| Gujarat             | 11.78     |     11.46 |    11.19  |                11.67  |
| Maharashtra         | 77.20     |    105.15 |    84.72  |                53.28  |
| Karnataka           | 41.60     |     49.89 |    40.48  |                30.9   |
| Tamil Nadu          | 14.18     |     12.56 |    13.65  |                15     |
| Pondicherry         | 0.52      |      0.32 |     0.05  |                 0.08  |
| Chhattisgarh        | 0.68      |      0.65 |     0.57  |                 0.57  |
| Orissa              | 0.60      |      0.43 |     0.48  |                 0.52  |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 3.51      |      4.08 |     3.31  |                 4.1   |
| Goa                 | 0.12      |      0.11 |     0.1   |                 0.1   |
| Rajasthan           | 0.05      |      0.07 |     0.05  |                 0.05  |
| West Bengal         | 0.06      |      0.05 |     0.005 |                 0.005 |
| All India           | 245.54    |    284.63 |   251.21  |               225.21  |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 190 FOR REPLY ON 29.11. 2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

Details  of  quantum  and  value  of sugar  imported/exported  by  the  country  in  the  last  four sugar seasons:

| Sugar   | Import*               | Import*             | Export*               | Export*             |
|---------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| Season  | Quantity (In lakh MT) | Value (Rs. In lakh) | Quantity (In lakh MT) | Value (Rs. In lakh) |
| 2012-13 | 17.12                 | 456378.48           | 12.02                 | 361387.64           |
| 2013-14 | 10.79                 | 259344.54           | 26.85                 | 727781.5            |
| 2014-15 | 12.82                 | 272821.78           | 24.32                 | 608108.29           |
| 2015-16 | 19.06                 | 454591.91           | 37.98                 | 1070988.62          |

(As per Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics, Kolkata)

*This  also  includes  quantity  of  sugar  imported/exported  under  Advance  Authorization Scheme (AAS).

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