Lok Sabha Question No. 1397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Jaggery Units in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1397 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## JAGGERY UNITS IN TAMIL NADU

## 1397 . SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the list of sugarcane jaggery/palm jaggery units in the Namakkal, Salem, Erode, Karur districts  of  Tamil  Nadu  which  are  served  with  notice  under  Section  55  of  Food  Safety  and Standards  Act,  2006  for  not  installing  CCTV  Cameras  in  pursuance  of  the  order  of  the Commissioner of Food Safety;
- (b) whether the Government has levied fine on sugarcane jaggery/palm jaggery units for not installing CCTV cameras;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, unit-wise and district-wise;
- (d) whether it is a fact that 18 tonnes of refined sugar were seized in the district of Namakkal for adulterating sugarcane jaggery/palm jaggery; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY

## ANSWER WELFARE

(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) to (c) : Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has informed the details of installation of CCTV in sugarcane/ palm jaggery units in Tamil Nadu in pursuance of the order of Commissioner of Food Safety as below:-

|   S. No | Name of the District   |   Total Number of Jaggery Units | Details of installation         | CCTV Reasons for not installing CCTV Jaggery Units   |
|---------|------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Salem                  |                             228 | 194 installed, 34 not installed | 34 Jaggery Units not functioning                     |
|       2 | Erode                  |                              54 | All Units installed CCTV        | --                                                   |
|       3 | Karur                  |                               3 | All Units installed CCTV        | --                                                   |
|       4 | Namakkal               |                             115 | 109 installed, 06 not installed | 06 Jaggery Units not functioning                     |

Status of notice issued under Section 55:

|   S.No. | Name the district   |   of Total Number of Issued Notice under Section 55 |   Number of Units responded to the Notice |   Number of Units not functional |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | Salem               |                                                  69 |                                        35 |                               34 |
|       2 | Namakkal            |                                                  14 |                                         8 |                                6 |

(d) & (e): The implementation and enforcement of provisions under Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006  and Rules and Regulations made  primarily lies with the State/UT Governments.  To  ensure  compliance  with  these  provisions,  State/UT  Governments  take  up regular surveillance, monitoring and inspection activities and penal action is taken against the defaulting Food Business Operators (FBOs) as per the provisions of FSS Act, 2006, Rules and Regulations.

In Namakkal District, in the months of December 2022 & January 2023, total 16,100 Kgs of white sugar was seized and 18,540 Kgs of adulterated jaggery was seized.

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