Lok Sabha Question No. 1822 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Jaggery Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1822

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## JAGGERY PRODUCTION

## 1822.  SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY :

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government recognises the traditional, nutritional and livelihood significance of jaggery (gur), which supports small farmers, MSMEs and rural employment, particularly in sugarcane-growing regions;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  despite  minimal  processing,  jaggery  production remains  largely  unorganised  and  faces  challenges  relating  to  quality  standardisation, branding, market access and value addition, unlike the organised sugar sector;
- (c)  whether any assessment has been  made comparing policy support, institutional mechanisms  and  market  facilitation  available  to  the  sugar  industry  vis-à-vis  traditional jaggery producers;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to promote jaggery and value-added jaggery products through  appropriate  schemes  under  MSME,  agriculture,  nutrition,  AYUSH  or  export promotion programmes, without compromising food safety standards; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (e): Under the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) Scheme of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), manufacture of cane gur, khandsari and jaggery is a recognised village industry and this comes under the purview of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The sector is acknowledged for its traditional importance, nutritional value and contribution to rural livelihoods, particularly in sugarcane-growing regions.

Further,  in  order  to  promote  food  processing  sector  including  jaggery  processing industries across the country, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing  the  setting  up/expansion  of  related  infrastructure  through  its  Central  Sector Schemes  namely  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY)  Scheme,  Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally Sponsored Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme. These projects are required to comply with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regulations and are encouraged to align with international food safety and quality standards for improved market access including exports.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified the standards of Jaggery (Gud) under sub-regulation 2.8.4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.

A centre of the All India Co-ordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Post-Harvest Engineering Technology at the Indian Sugarcane Research Institute (ISRI), Lucknow is working on  jaggery  handling,  processing  and  storage  and  to  develop  protocols  for  quality  jaggery manufacturing in accordance with FSSAI norms.

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