Lok Sabha Question No. 2897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: FRP for Sugarcane
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: HUKUM SINGH, B. S. YEDDYURAPPA, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2897

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH, 2016

## FRP FOR SUGARCANE

2897. SHRI HUKUM SINGH: SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA: SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  estimate  regarding  the amount of sugarcane dues pending against the sugar mills in the country including Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof indicating the total amount paid  and  pending  against  the  sugar  mills  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year along with the reasons for pendency State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide any package to improve the condition of sugar mills and ensure timely payment of sugarcane dues and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  incentives  including increase  in  buffer  stocks  to  help  the  mills,  if  so,  the  details  thereof indicating the additional funds required for the purpose; and
- (e) the  action  plan  of  the  Government  to  ensure  that  the  benefits  of various welfare measures including waiving of loans reach the sugarcane farmers?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

(a) & (b): The  position  regarding  cane  price  dues  of  farmers  in  all  the sugarcane  producing  States  is  monitored  regularly  on  actual  basis.  The state-wise details of the amount paid to farmers and pending against sugar mills during each of the last three and current sugar seasons is Annexed. Due  to  surplus  sugar  production  during  the  last  four  consecutive  sugar seasons  over  domestic  consumption  and  depressed  sugar  prices,  the liquidity  of  the  sugar  mills  have  been  adversely  affected  leading  to accumulation of cane price arrears of the farmers.

(c) & (d): In  order  to  improve  the  liquidity  position  of  the  sugar  mills enabling them to make timely payment of sugarcane dues, the Government has extended financial assistance in the form of soft loan, incentive on raw sugar export and performance based production subsidy scheme. There is no  new  proposal  under  consideration  of  the  Government  to  provide  any package/incentive including creation of buffer stocks.

(e): There is no plan under consideration of the Government to waive off loan provided to the sugar mills. The financial assistance provided by the Government are utilised to facilitate liquidation of  cane price arrears of farmers. This is ensured through submission of utilisation certificates by sugar mills duly verified by State Governments.

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## Annex

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2897 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

| STATEMENT SHOWING CANE PRICE PAYABLE, CANE PRICE PAID AND CANE PRICE ARREAR FOR 2015-16, 2014-15 & EARLIER SEASON   | STATEMENT SHOWING CANE PRICE PAYABLE, CANE PRICE PAID AND CANE PRICE ARREAR FOR 2015-16, 2014-15 & EARLIER SEASON   | STATEMENT SHOWING CANE PRICE PAYABLE, CANE PRICE PAID AND CANE PRICE ARREAR FOR 2015-16, 2014-15 & EARLIER SEASON   | STATEMENT SHOWING CANE PRICE PAYABLE, CANE PRICE PAID AND CANE PRICE ARREAR FOR 2015-16, 2014-15 & EARLIER SEASON   | STATEMENT SHOWING CANE PRICE PAYABLE, CANE PRICE PAID AND CANE PRICE ARREAR FOR 2015-16, 2014-15 & EARLIER SEASON   | STATEMENT SHOWING CANE PRICE PAYABLE, CANE PRICE PAID AND CANE PRICE ARREAR FOR 2015-16, 2014-15 & EARLIER SEASON   | STATEMENT SHOWING CANE PRICE PAYABLE, CANE PRICE PAID AND CANE PRICE ARREAR FOR 2015-16, 2014-15 & EARLIER SEASON   | STATEMENT SHOWING CANE PRICE PAYABLE, CANE PRICE PAID AND CANE PRICE ARREAR FOR 2015-16, 2014-15 & EARLIER SEASON   |
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| SL. NO.                                                                                                             | STATE                                                                                                               | CANE PRICE PAYABLE 2015-16                                                                                          | CANE PRICE PAID 2015-16                                                                                             | CANE PRICE ARREARS 2015-16                                                                                          | (Position as CANE PRICE ARREARS 2014-15                                                                             | on 05.03.2016) CANE PRICE ARREARS FOR 2013-14 & EARLIER                                                             | Rs. in crores TOTAL CANE PRICE ARREARS                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                                   | 7(4+5+6)                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                   | PUNJAB                                                                                                              | 1296.55                                                                                                             | 753.24                                                                                                              | 543.31                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 543.31                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                   | HARYANA                                                                                                             | 1093.28                                                                                                             | 629.73                                                                                                              | 463.55                                                                                                              | 10.84                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                | 474.39                                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                                   | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                   | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                       | 10737.67                                                                                                            | 7361.89                                                                                                             | 3375.78                                                                                                             | 406.41                                                                                                              | 112.26                                                                                                              | 3894.45                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                   | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                         | 543.45                                                                                                              | 180.11                                                                                                              | 363.34                                                                                                              | 34.53                                                                                                               | 24.92                                                                                                               | 422.79                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                                   | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                      | 565.90                                                                                                              | 405.51                                                                                                              | 160.39                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                | 13.39                                                                                                               | 173.78                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                   | CHHATISGARH                                                                                                         | 89.95                                                                                                               | 45.94                                                                                                               | 44.01                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 44.01                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                   | GUJARAT                                                                                                             | 1161.82                                                                                                             | 675.50                                                                                                              | 486.32                                                                                                              | 1.11                                                                                                                | 13.41                                                                                                               | 500.84                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                   | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                         | 10615.46                                                                                                            | 7481.42                                                                                                             | 3134.04                                                                                                             | 249.78                                                                                                              | 80.96                                                                                                               | 3464.78                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                  | BIHAR                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 29.19                                                                                                               | 40.76                                                                                                               | 69.95                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                  | ASSAM                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                      | 1076.69                                                                                                             | 717.67                                                                                                              | 359.01                                                                                                              | 37.70                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                | 396.71                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                                  | KARNATAKA                                                                                                           | 8093.51                                                                                                             | 4382.71                                                                                                             | 3710.80                                                                                                             | 276.71                                                                                                              | 305.85                                                                                                              | 4293.36                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                                  | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                          | 1326.75                                                                                                             | 637.14                                                                                                              | 689.61                                                                                                              | 318.13                                                                                                              | 278.49                                                                                                              | 1286.23                                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                                                  | KERALA                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                  | ODISHA                                                                                                              | 52.46                                                                                                               | 23.70                                                                                                               | 28.76                                                                                                               | 0.58                                                                                                                | 2.94                                                                                                                | 32.28                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                  | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 1.82                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 1.82                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                  | NAGALAND                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                  | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 9.09                                                                                                                | 9.09                                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                                  | GOA                                                                                                                 | 8.55                                                                                                                | 6.67                                                                                                                | 1.88                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 1.88                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                  | TELANGANA                                                                                                           | 528.08                                                                                                              | 244.39                                                                                                              | 283.69                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                | 283.69                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                     | TOTAL                                                                                                               | 37190.12                                                                                                            | 23545.62                                                                                                            | 13644.50                                                                                                            | 1366.80                                                                                                             | 882.07                                                                                                              | 15893.36                                                                                                            |

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