Lok Sabha Question No. 2966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Cooperative Sugar Mills
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## MTNISTRY OF GOilSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD &  pUBLtc  D|STRIBUTION

## GOVER.NMENT OF IilDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTIOil

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION t{O.2966

## TO BE ANSWERED  ON 15rH DECEMBER,aO?1

## GOOPERATIVE  SUGAR MILLS

## 2966. SHRI JAGDIAMBIKA  PAL:

Will the lUlinister  of  GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION  5qttrfiI arrd, crC-a sik {ril-ofu{,  fut{q d+ be pteased  to state:

- (a) the State-wise  details of cooperative  sugar mills in lndia along with the number of fanners benefited by these mills;
- (b)  the sugar statistics for the last two sessions of sugarcane,  particularly for the State of Uftar Pradeshl
- (c)  whether the ethanol production from the sugar factories has increasedl
- (d) if so, the deltails  thereof;
- (e)  the details of brown sugar produced by both the cooperative and private  sugar mills; and
- (0 the units of electricity  produced by the sugar mills annually  along urith the revenue  generated  through electricity production?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND GoNSUMERAFFAIRS,  FOOD &  pUBLtc  DTSTRTBUTION

(sADHVr NTRANJAN JYOTT)

- (a):  The state-wise number of cooperative sugar mills operated during 2O1S-2O and 2O2O-21 sugar season is given  at Annexure.  About 4O takh sugarcane farmers associated with these co-operative sugar mills were benefitted.

- (b): The data on cane produced, cane crushed by the sugar mills and sugar produced during last two sugar seasons 2O{9-2O  and 2O2O-2{  in the country and particularly in the state of Uttar Pradesh is as unden

| Particulars                         | Al! lndia   | Al! lndia   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Sugar Season                        | 2019-20     | 2020-21     | 2'J19-20        | 2020-21         |
| Area under cane crop (ln Lakh Hect) | 5{.{ 8      | 54.76       | 26.79           | 27.54           |
| Gane Produced (ln Lakh MT)          | 3968        | 4376        | 2156            | 2203            |
| Gane Grushed (!n Lakh MT)           | 2523        | 2989        | 1132            | 10.27.5         |
| Net Sugar Produced (ln Lakh MT)     | 273,45      | 3{O.OO      | 126.37          | I { 0.59        |

Fufther,  in Uttar Pradesh, 24 co-operative sugar mills having daily cane crushing capacity of 661625 Tonnes operated during sugar season 2O2O-21 and 4168175{  sugarcane farmers were benefitted.

- (c) & (d): Yes, Sir. Production  of ethano! from sugarcane  based feed.stocks and its supply to Oil Marketing  Gompanies (OMGs) under Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBPI Programme has increased. During Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2Ol9-20,  the total ethanol  produced  and supplied under EBP was {73 crore litres whereas during ESY 2O2O-21, 302 crore litres of Ethanol has been produced and supplied to OMGs. More than 86% of ethanol has been produced from sugarcane  based feed-stocks by distilleries  attached with sugar mills as wetrl as molasses based standalone  distilleries.
- (e): Many sugar mills produced  bJown sugar but data of quantity of brown sugar produced is not maintained.
- (0:  Sugar mills are generating electricity mainly for their captive use and also exporting surplus power to grid. Data on electricity generated by sugar mills and the corresponding  nevenue generated through electricity production  is not malntained by the Department.

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## AilNEXURE REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2966 FOR ANSWER  ON 15.12.202I IN THE LOK SABHA.

| List of operated cooperative mills during 2O19-2O and 2O2O.2l Sugar Season   | List of operated cooperative mills during 2O19-2O and 2O2O.2l Sugar Season   | List of operated cooperative mills during 2O19-2O and 2O2O.2l Sugar Season   |
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| State                                                                        | 2019.20                                                                      | 2020-21                                                                      |
| Punjab                                                                       | I                                                                            | 9                                                                            |
| Haryana                                                                      | 11                                                                           | 11                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                  | 2                                                                            | 2                                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 24                                                                           | 24                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradersh                                                              | 2                                                                            | 2                                                                            |
| Chattisgarh                                                                  | 4                                                                            | 4                                                                            |
| Guiarat                                                                      | t3                                                                           | '13                                                                          |
| Maharashtra                                                                  | 79                                                                           | 95                                                                           |
| Odisha                                                                       | 1                                                                            | I                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                               | 4                                                                            | 3                                                                            |
| Kamataka                                                                     | {3                                                                           | 14                                                                           |
| Tamilnadu                                                                    | 11                                                                           | 12                                                                           |
| All lndia                                                                    | 173                                                                          | ,t90                                                                         |