Lok Sabha Question No. 1641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Strengthening Cooperative Sugar Mills
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Anil Yeshwant Desai, Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2026

## Strengthening Cooperative Sugar Mills

## 1641. Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane:

Shri Anil Yeswant Desai:

Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION ( सहकारिता मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the concrete steps taken by the Government for the strengthening the cooperative sugar mills across the country particularly in the Beed Lok Sabha constituency of Maharashtra;
- (b) the list of cooperative sugar mills in Maharashtra including those in the Beed Lok Sabha constituency that have received assistance under the Central Sector Scheme for the Strengthening of Cooperative Sugar Mills through NCDC grants during the last five years specially since the financial year 2022-23 till date;
- (c) the purpose (ethanol plant, co-generation, and working capital) for which the assistance was  provided  along  with  the  funds  sanctioned  and  released  to  these  mills  separately  during aforementioned period;
- (d) the extent to which ethanol production capacity (in KLPD) and co-generation capacity (in MW) has been increased through the said assistance provided to Maharashtra particularly in the Beed region during the last five years; and
- (e) whether  the  working  capital  assistance  has  led  to  an  improvement  in  the  timeline  for sugarcane payments to farmers and the subsequent impact on their economic upliftment and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a) Ministry of Cooperation to alleviate the operational & financial distress of Cooperative Sugar  Mills  had  formulated  a  scheme  namely  'Grant-in-aid  to  NCDC  for  strengthening  of Cooperative Sugar Mills (CSMs)'.  Under this scheme one time grant of Rs.1000.00 crore was provided to National Cooperative Development Corporation in two instalments of Rs.500.00 crore each in FY 2022-23 & FY 2024-25 for the purpose of borrowing additional fund from the market for providing loans of Rs.10,000 crore to Cooperative Sugar Mills for setting up of Ethanol plant / Cogeneration plant and for meeting their working capital requirement. Under the scheme, NCDC disbursed Rs.10,005 crore to 56 CSMs, in the country upto 31.03.2025. Additionally, The Ministry in consultation with States concerned is working for revival of viable non-functional mills.

(b) & (c) The list of the Cooperative Sugar Mills of Maharashtra along with the purpose of loan, that  have  received  assistance  under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  "Grant  in  aid  to  NCDC  for strengthening of Cooperative Sugar Mills" is at Annexure-I .

(d) Under the said scheme, in Maharashtra, only one cooperative sugar mill namely Loknete Marutrao Ghule Patil Dnyaneshwar SSK Ltd., District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra has expanded the capacity of its existing Ethanol Plant from 45 KLPD to 100KLPD with Incineration Boiler and condensate  polishing  unit  to  achieve  Zero  Liquid  Discharge.  Further,  no  other  proposal  for expansion of Ethanol and Cogeneration has been received from the Beed Constituency under the said Scheme.

(e) The Ministry got a 3rd party evaluation conducted for the impact of the scheme. It was found that the NCDC assistance offered relatively lesser rate of interest than counterparts and set a benchmark for other banks and financial institutions in terms of transparency, documentation and easy access enabling CSMs easy access to finance. As a result, outstanding Cane bills reduced significantly indicating smooth business operations and timely payout to farmers & workers. The timely  cane  payment  to  farmers  has  also  ensured  the  availability  of  sufficient  sugarcane  for crushing and optimum capacity utilization, which has improved the productivity and efficiency of the CSMs.

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## Grant in aid to NCDC for strengthening of CSMs

(Rs in crore)

| SI. No.   | Name of CSM                                                                              | Purpose                                                                      | Released Amount   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|           | Maharashtra                                                                              |                                                                              |                   |
| 1         | Rajarambapu Patil Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited, District Sangli, Maharashtra         | Working Capital                                                              | 795.31            |
| 2         | Krantiagrani Dr.G.D.Bapu Lad Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., District Sangli, Maharashtra | Working Capital                                                              | 350.00            |
| 3         | Sahakar Maharshi Shivajirao Nagwade SSK Ltd., District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra           | Working Capital                                                              | 103.40            |
| 4         | K.A. Jawahar SSK Ltd., District Kolhapur, Maharashtra                                    | Working Capital                                                              | 303.46            |
| 5         | Vishwasrao Naik Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., District Sangli, Maharashtra              | Working Capital                                                              | 301.77            |
| 6         | Shree Datta Shetkari Sahakari Sakkar Karkhana Ltd., Kolhapur, Maharashtra                | Working Capital                                                              | 548.80            |
| 7         | Dr. D.Y. Patil SSK Ltd., Ltd., District Kolhapur, MaharashtraWorking Capital             | Dr. D.Y. Patil SSK Ltd., Ltd., District Kolhapur, MaharashtraWorking Capital | 187.37            |
| 8         | Vitthalrao Shinde SSK Ltd., District Solapur, Maharashtra                                | Working Capital                                                              | 450.01            |
| 9         | Bhimashankar SSK Ltd., District Pune, Maharashtra                                        | Working Capital                                                              | 287.29            |
| 10        | Shree Pandurang SSK Ltd., District Solapur, Maharashtra                                  | Working Capital                                                              | 308.78            |
| 11        | Bhima SSK Ltd.,District Solapur, Maharashtra                                             | Working Capital                                                              | 126.38            |
| 12        | Karmayogi Shankarrao Patil SSK Ltd., Indapur, District Pune, Maharashtra                 | Working Capital                                                              | 150.00            |
| 13        | Nira Bhima SSK Ltd., District Pune, Maharashtra                                          | Working Capital                                                              | 75.00             |
| 14        | Shree Rameshwar SSK Ltd., District Jalna, Maharashtra                                    | Working Capital                                                              | 34.74             |
| 15        | Shetkari SSK Ltd., Killari, District Latur, Maharashtra                                  | Working Capital                                                              | 72.97             |
| 16        | Shri Shankar SSK Ltd., District Solapur, Maharashtra                                     | Working Capital                                                              | 113.42            |
| 17        | Loknete Sunderraoji Solanke SSK Ltd., DIstrict Beed, Maharashtra.                        | Working Capital                                                              | 97.76             |
| 18        | Shri Sant Damaji SSK Ltd., District Solapur, Maharashtra.                                | Working Capital                                                              | 94.00             |
| 19        | Shri Vridheshwar SSK Ltd., District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.                             | Working Capital                                                              | 93.00             |
| 20        |                                                                                          | Working Capital                                                              | 362.79            |

|    | Loknete Marutrao Ghule Patil Dnyaneshwar SSK Ltd., District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.   | Ethanol loan    |   123.36 |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------|
| 21 | Kisanveer Satara SSK Ltd. District Satara, Maharashtra.                                | Working Capital |   327    |
| 22 | Kisanveer Khandala SSK Ltd., District Satara, Maharashtra.                             | Working Capital |   140    |
| 23 | Agasti SSK Ltd., District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.                                     | Working Capital |    94    |
| 24 | SMS Kolhe SSK Ltd., District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.                                  | Working Capital |   142    |
| 25 | Shree Tatyasahweb Kore Warana SSK Ltd., District Kolhapur, Maharashtra.                | Working Capital |   527    |
| 26 | Shri Vitthalsai SSK Ltd., Dharashiv, District Osmanabad, Maharashtra.                  | Working Capital |    94    |
| 27 | Ambajogai SSK Ltd., District Beed, Maharashtra.                                        | Working Capital |    80    |
| 28 | Shri Vitthal SSK Ltd., Gursale, District Solapur, MaharashtraWorking                   | Capital         |   347.67 |
| 29 | Ashok SSK Ltd., District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra                                       | Working Capital |    90.3  |
| 30 | PKDNN Hutatma SSK Ltd., District Sangli, Maharashtra                                   | Working Capital |   214.95 |
| 31 | Rena SSK Ltd. District Latur, Maharashtra                                              | Working Capital |    35    |
| 32 | VVD Manjara SSK Ltd., District Latur, Maharashtra                                      | Working Capital |    70    |
| 33 | Vilas SSK Ltd., District Latur, Maharashtra                                            | Working Capital |    35    |
| 34 | Vilas SSK Ltd., District Latur, Maharashtra (Unit 2)                                   | Working Capital |    35    |
| 35 | SB Thorat SSK Ltd., District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra                                   | Working Capital |   216.42 |
| 36 | Shri Vighnahar SSK Ltd., District Pune, Maharashtra                                    | Working Capital |   268.25 |
| 37 | SMS Mohite Patil SSK Ltd., District Solapur, Maharashtra                               | Working Capital |    80    |
| 38 | Sh Dudhganga Vedganga SSK, Kolhapur, Maharashtra                                       | Working Capital |   100    |
| 39 | Chhatrapati Shahu SSK, District, Kolhapur, Maharashtra                                 | Working Capital |    21    |
| 40 | Sharad SSK Ltd., District Kolhapur, Maharashtra                                        | Working Capital |   288.46 |
| 41 | Sadashivrao Mandlik SSK Ltd., District Kolhapur, Maharashtra                           | Working Capital |   139    |
| 42 | Kumbhi Kasari SSK Ltd., District Kolhapur, Maharashtra                                 | Working Capital |   153.44 |
| 43 | Chhatrapati Rajaram SSK Ltd., District Kolhapur, Maharashtra                           | Working Capital |   165    |
| 44 | Ajinkyatara SSK Ltd., District Satara, Maharashtra                                     | Working Capital |    39    |
| 45 | Vasantrao Desai Aajra SSK Ltd., District Kolhapur, Maharashtra                         | Working Capital |   122.68 |
| 46 | Ganesh SSK Ltd., District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra                                      | Working Capital |    74    |
| 47 | Shri SS Maruti Maharaj SSK Ltd., District Latur, Maharashtra                           | Working Capital |   109    |
| 48 | Kadwa SSK Ltd., District Nashik, Maharashtra                                           | Working Capital |    15    |
| 49 | Karmaveer Shankarrao Kale SSK Ltd., Kopargaon, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra        | Working Capital |    80.72 |

| 50   | Padmashri Dr. Vikhe Patil SSK Ltd., District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Working Capital   |                 |   296.00 |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------|
| 51   | Shree Makai SSK Ltd., District Solapur, Maharashtra                                    | Working Capital |   140    |
|      |                                                                                        | Total           |  9519.49 |