Lok Sabha Question No. 177 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Sugar Mills under Textiles
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Ramashankar  Vidharthi Rajbhar

## SUGAR MILLS UNDER TEXTILES

## *177. SHRI RAMASHANKAR RAJBHAR:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether some sugar mills are covered under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles, if so, the present status of said mills;

(b)  whether the Gauri Bazar Sugar Mill of Kanpur Sugar Works Limited, under the Ministry has been sold  to  any  other  institution  or  person,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  name  of  buyer  and terms/conditions thereof;

- (c)  whether the mill workers and farmers have not been paid their dues, despite the sale and if so, the details and reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to pay the outstanding amount to farmers and labourers and the time by which the said payment is likely to be made?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

मंत्री

वस्त्र

(

श्री

गिररराज स ंह

)

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a) to (d):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (D)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *177 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 11.03.2025 RAISED BY SHRI RAMASHANKAR RAJBHAR:

(a): There are some sugar mills under the subsidiary and associate companies of two Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), namely, National Textile Corporation (NTC) and British India Corporation (BIC)  under  the  administrative  control  of  this  Ministry.  Details  and  Status  of  these  Sugar  Mills  are  at Annexure.

(b): Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Limited, which was appointed as operating agency by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), sold the Gauri Bazar Sugar Mill under The Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act in compliance of Hon'ble High Court, Allahabad (Prayagraj) order dated 16.04.2011 to M/s Rajendra Ispat Private Limited, Kolkata.

(c) & (d): BIFR  vide  order  dated  23.12.1998  had  approved  Revival  Scheme  of  Cawnpore  Sugar Works  Ltd.  (CSWL)  and  directed  BIC  to  transfer  the  entire  equity/shareholdings  of  Cawnpore  Sugar Works  Limited  (CSWL)  to  Gangotri  Enterprises  Limited  (GEL)  and  to  handover  the  management  of CSWL to GEL immediately. In compliance of BIFR order dated 23.12.1998, the management of CSWL was transferred to promoter GEL w.e.f. 12.01.1999. As per BIFR Revival Scheme the dues of the workers and farmers were to be paid by the promoter appointed by BIFR. However, due to failure of the revival plan,  BIFR  in  June  2003  appointed  new  promoter  namely  JHV  Distilleries  &  Sugar  Mills  Limited (JHVDSML) and operating agency namely IFCI. Government of Uttar Pradesh has been requested to get in touch with the promoter and operating agency to resolve the issue relating to payment of pending dues of sugarcane farmers.

## Details and Status of Sugar Mills under NTC and BIC:

|   S. No | Sugar Mill                                       | Name of Company                                           | CPSEs Concerned             | Present Status   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Ganesh Sugar Mills Anand Nagar (Maharajganj, UP) | Swadeshi Mining and Manufacturing Company Limited (SMMCL) | SMMCLis a Subsidiary of NTC | Not in Operation |
|       2 | Sri Anand Sugar Mills (Khalilabad, UP)           | Swadeshi Mining and Manufacturing Company Limited (SMMCL) | SMMCLis a Subsidiary of NTC | Not in Operation |
|       3 | Marahowrah Distillery (Saran, Bihar)             | Cawnpore Sugar Works Limited (CSWL)                       | CSWLis a Associate of BIC   | Not in Operation |
|       4 | Padrauna Sugar Mill (Kushinagar, UP)             | Cawnpore Sugar Works Limited (CSWL)                       | CSWLis a Associate of BIC   | Not in Operation |
|       5 | Kathkuiyan Sugar Mill(Deoria, UP)                | Cawnpore Sugar Works Limited (CSWL)                       | CSWLis a Associate of BIC   | Sold             |
|       6 | Gauri Bazar Sugar Mill (Deoria, UP)              | Cawnpore Sugar Works Limited (CSWL)                       | CSWLis a Associate of BIC   | Sold             |
|       7 | Barachakia Sugar Mill (East Champaran, Bihar)    | Champaran Sugar Company Limited (CSCL)                    | CSCL is a Associate of BIC  | Sold             |
|       8 | Chanpatia Sugar Mill (West Champaran, Bihar)     | Champaran Sugar Company Limited (CSCL)                    | CSCL is a Associate of BIC  | Not in Operation |

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