Lok Sabha Question No. 316 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Sugar Mills in UP
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MtNtsTRy  oF coNsuMER AFFA|RS,  FOOD &  puBLtc  DtsTRtBUTtON DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DTSTRIBUTION

## . LOKSABHA STARRED OUESTtOit ito.3t 6 TO BE ANSWERED  Olt to"H AUGUST,  2O2{

## SUGAR  MILLS IN UP

## *3'6. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

wll  the Minister of GOI{SUMER AFFAIRS,  FooD AND  puBl.rc DrsrRrBUTrOil 5.Ttr!frr arr*, urc-r sit{ grffi6  Fcor *+ be preased  to state:

- (a)  the number of sugar mills in the state of uttar  pradesh,  district.wise;
- (b)  whether  the Govemment has shut down sugar miil in shahgani assembly constituency  of Jaunpur district;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefo4
- (d)  whether the Government  intends tq set up new sugar mflr in Jaunpur district  or revive the presenfly  shut sugar mil in shahganl assembry constituency of Jaunpur district; and
- (e)  if sor the time by which the Government intends  to do the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  oF GoMMERGE & INDUSTRY' coNsuMERAFFArRsr  FooD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTIOI{ Al{D TEXTILES (sHRr PTYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (e): A statement  is Iaid on the Tabte of the House.

STATEIUIENT  REFERRED  To Ilt  REpLy TO  pARTs  (a) TO (e) OF THE STARRED QUESTION  NO.  *3{6  DUE FOR ANSWER Oil {O.O8.2O2{ Iil THE LOK SABHA.

- (a): There are {2O operational sugar mills in the State of Uttar Pradesh. District-wise-list  of operationat sugar miils of uttar  pradesh  is at annexure.
- (b) to (e):  The State Government  of Uttar  pradesh  has informed that they have decided vide order dated {4h Mayr2OOg  to shut down the shahagani  unit (District-  Jaunpur)  of  uttar  pradesh  state sugar & Gane Development Gorporation Ltd., situated  in  Shahganj assembly constituency of Jaunpur district. As further informed by the State Govemment, the sugar milr was shut down as ats opemffon was unviabte due to low crushing capacity (of only iO{6 tonnes crushing per day) and as Plant & Machinery was obsotete and mifl uras incuring huge financial losses..  The State Government  o, Uttar  pradesh,  vide order dated 04 January, 2Oi  t has sold the closed unit to M/s. Wave lndustries  Ltd. l{ow, it is the responsibility  of the entrepreneur  to rcyiye the closed  sugar milt. It has atso been informed  by the state Government of uttar  pradesh  that they have no proposal  to set up any new sugar mil in Shahganj assembty constituency of Jaunpur district of Uttar  pradesh.

The Gentral Government does not setup sugar mi  in any part of the Gountry. Further, sugar industry has been de-ticensed w.e.f. 3{.O8.{998.  After de-licensing,  the entrepreneurc  are free to set up sugar mills an any part of the Gountry subiect to fulfilting the conditions laid down in Sugarcane (Gontrol) Order, 1966. Further, it is the responsibility of the concerned entrepreneur to take steps to re-open/revive  a ctosed sugar mill in case of private sector and Gooperative society concerned  in case of cooperative sector.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO tN REPLY TO PART (a) oF THE STARRED QUESTIoN NO.  *3{6  DUE FOR AilSWER ON 1O,OA.2O21 IN THE LOK SABHA.

Statement showlng distrlct-wise  number of operational sugar mills tn the State of Uftar Pradesh.

| Sl.No   | Name of District   | No. of operational Sugar mills   |
|---------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | 2                  | 3                                |
| 1       | Aligarh            | 1                                |
| 2       | Ambedkernagar      | 1                                |
| 3       | Amroha             | 3                                |
| 4       | Ayodhya            | 2                                |
| 5       | Azamgarh           | 1                                |
| 6       | Budaun             | 2                                |
| 7       | Baghpat            | 3                                |
| I       | Balrampur          | 3                                |
| I       | B arabanki         | 1                                |
| 10      | B;areilly          | 5                                |
| 11      | Basti              | 3                                |
| 12      | Brehraich          | 4                                |
| 13      | Biijnor            | 9                                |
| 14      | Bulandshahr        | 4                                |
| {5      | Deoria             | 1                                |
| {6      | Farrukhabad        | 1                                |
| 17      | Gaziabad           | 1                                |
| l8      | Gonda              | 3                                |
| {9      | Gorakhpur          | I                                |
| 20      | Hapur              | 2                                |
| 21      | Hardoi             | 3                                |
| 22      | Kashganj           | 1                                |
| 23      | Kushinagar         | 5                                |
| 24      | Larkhimpur         | 9                                |
| 25      | Maharaiganj        | 2                                |
| 26      | Mau                | 1                                |
| 27      | M.rerut            | 6                                |
| 28      | Moradabad          | 4                                |
| 29      | Muzaffarnagar      | 8                                |
| 30      | Pitibhir           | 4                                |
| 3{      | Rarmpur            | 3                                |
| 32      | Saharanpur         | 6                                |
| 33      | Shahiahanpur       | 5                                |
| 34      | Sambhal            | 3                                |
| 35      | Shamli             | 3                                |
| 35      | Sitapur            | 5                                |
| 37      | Sultanpur          | 1                                |
|         | Tolial State       | 120                              |