Lok Sabha Question No. 5004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Outstanding Sugarcane Dues
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## MtNtsTRy oF coNsuMER AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  DISTRIBUT|ON

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOX SABHA UISTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5OO4 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 23'd JULY, 2Ol9

## OUTSTANDING SUGARCANE DUES

## 5OO4. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of DISTRIBUTIOI{ u{r}+a1 a66, state: coNsuMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLTC srfr 3il't Tr+dB-fi ffrrur t'+ be pteased  to

- (a) whether the Government has any estimate of the total dues to be paid to farmerc by sugar mills;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof for the last three years, State-wise;
- whether the Govemment  proposes  to permit sugar m:lls to sale their
- (c) sugar stock with them; and
- (d) if so, the response of the Government in this regard?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MITISTRY OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a)&(b): The State-wise outstanding cane price dues of sugarcane farmers against sugar mills during current sugar season 2O1A-19 and last three sugar seasons as on 17.07.2O{9 is at Annexure.

(c)&(d): Surplus sugar production over  domestic consumption requirement had led to subdued sugar prices stressing the liquidity position of the sugar mills and leading to build up of cane price arrears of farmers. To improve the liquidity position  of the sugar mills enabling them to clear cane price arrearc  of farmers, Minimum Selling Price (MSP) of sugar was fixed at Rs.29lkg w.e.f O7.O6.2O{ 8 which has been revised to Rs.3{/kg w.e.t 14.02.2019.

Minimum Selling Price (MSP) of  sugar has been implemented simultaneously alongwith the imposition  of mill-wise stockholding limits so that a level playing field as provided  to all the sugar mills. Keeping in view the domestic  demand/consumption requirements,  sugar mills are allowed to sell sugar in the domestic market in accordance  with their attocated monthly quota. Apart from the sale of sugar for domestic consumption,  sugar mills are also free to export sugar from the country.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTTON NO.sOO4  DUE FOR ANSWER  ON 23.O7.2O{9  I]iI THE LOX SABHA.

(RS. rN CRORES)

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| S.No                                                                                                                                 | Name of State                                                                                                                        | 2018-19                                                                                                                              | 2017-ta                                                                                                                              | 2016-17                                                                                                                              | 2015-16 & eartier years.                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                | 856                                                                                                                                  | t2                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                    | 39                                                                                                                                   | 908                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                                              | 745                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | t45                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                                                               | 902                                                                                                                                  | 39                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 94t                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                    | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                           | 339                                                                                                                                  | 108                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                    | 25                                                                                                                                   | 472                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 9746                                                                                                                                 | 46                                                                                                                                   | 22                                                                                                                                   | 1.2L                                                                                                                                 | 9935                                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 236                                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                    | 243                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                    | Telanga na                                                                                                                           | 120                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | t20                                                                                                                                  |
| I                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                              | 896                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                    | L7                                                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                                                   | 932                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                          | 826                                                                                                                                  | 62                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                    | t7t                                                                                                                                  | 1061                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                            | 598                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 33                                                                                                                                   | 636                                                                                                                                  |
| l1                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                           | 348                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                    | 394                                                                                                                                  | 1135                                                                                                                                 | t877                                                                                                                                 |
| t2                                                                                                                                   | Pud ucherry                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 10                                                                                                                                   | 11                                                                                                                                   | 2t                                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                         | 100                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 702                                                                                                                                  |
| t4                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                                               | 75                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                    | -t8                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                       | J.L                                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                    | 43                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                      | All India                                                                                                                            | 15222                                                                                                                                | 285                                                                                                                                  | 452                                                                                                                                  | 1559                                                                                                                                 | 17518                                                                                                                                |