Lok Sabha Question No. 5705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Production of Sugarcane
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5705

## PRODUCTION OF SUGARCANE

## +5705. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) the State-wise details of the production of sugarcane during the previous year;
- (b) whether the Government is considering to provide any assistancelspecial package for the production of sugarcane; particularly in Bihar;
- (c) whether there is any Minimum Support Price for the procurement of sugarcane at present; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): The state-wise details of the production the previous Sugar Season 2020-21 (Oct-Sep) is attached at Annexure:
- (b): No such proposal is under consideration of the Government of India. However, Govt of Bihar is providing financial assistance to the farmers under the State Plan through Mukhyamantri Ganna Vikas Programme: Under this Programme State Government is providing the subsidy to the farmers during 2021-22 in following components-
- 1) Incentive for Breeder Seed Production
- 2) Incentive for Foundation Seed Production
- 3) Incentive for Certified Seed Production
- 5) Subsidy on distribution of bio-fertilizer & Bio-Compost:
- 4) Subsidy on distribution of Certified Seed
- 6)  Training and seminar etc.

(c) & (d): at present Central govt  fixes Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) Accordingly, FRP for 2021-22 sugar season has been fixed at Rs. 290 per quintal linked to a basic recovery of 10% subject to a premium of Rs. 2.90 per quintal for each 0.1% increase of recovery over and above 10% and reduction in FRP at the same rate for each 0.1% decrease in the recovery rate till 9.5%. Yes,

In Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab, State Administered Price (SAP) is declared each year by the respective State Government:

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED To IN REPLY PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5705 FOR ANSWER ON 06.04.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA:

## Statement of Sugarcane data for the year 2020-21

| State/UTs         | Production( '000 Tonnes)   |
|-------------------|----------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 4138.64                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 46.44                      |
| Assam             | 1093.13                    |
| Bihar             | 12109.80                   |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1756.39                    |
| Goa               | 35.63                      |
| Gujarat           | 16954.72                   |
| Haryana           | 8531.72                    |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 22.68                      |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.08                       |
| Karnataka         | 42528.00                   |
| Kerala            | 106.66                     |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 5440.65                    |
| Maharashtra       | 105137.60                  |
| Manipur           | 279.41                     |
| Meghalaya         | 0.39                       |
| Mizoram           | 42.96                      |
| Nagaland          | 203.02                     |
| Odisha            | 381,31                     |
| Punjab            | 7487.00                    |
| Rajasthan         | 393.74                     |
| Tamilnadu         | 13284.63                   |
| Telangana         | 1750.98                    |
| Tripura           | 48.58                      |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 178339.26                  |
| Uttarakhand       | 3680.00                    |
| West Bengal       | 1418.25                    |
| Puducherry        | 187.04                     |
| AlI-India         | 405398.71                  |