Lok Sabha Question No. 611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Loans to Sugar Mills under SDF
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 611

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 3RD DECEMBER, 2025

## LOANS TO SUGAR MILLS  UNDER SDF

## 611. SHRI RAJESHNARANBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to  state:

- (a) whether there is a scheme to  provide  financial  assistance and loans to  sugar mills  under Sugar Development Fund (SDF);
- (b) if  so, the number of  sugar mills  given financial  assistance along with  the amount provided, mill-wise;
- (c) the present  status of the SDF scheme;
- (d) the amount ofcess collected from  sugar mills  along with the actual amount utilised;  and
- (e) the details of  the amount left  unused along with  the fate of  balance amount under SDF scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRiBUTION

(SHRIM ATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI  BAMBHANIYA)

(a) to (c) : Under Sugar Development Fund Act,  1982, loans were given to sugar mills,  inter-alia, for Modernisation Cum Expansion of sugar mill, Cane Development, Bagasse-Based Cogeneration power projects, production of  Anhydrous Alcohol  or  Ethanol/Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plant.

Under the said Scheme, an amount of  ? 9,005 crores was disbursed to the sugar mills  as SDF Loans as per details given below :

| S. No.   | 1Type of SDF Loan   | Amount Disbursed in crores)   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|          | odernization        | ? 3,375                       |
|          | ane Development     | { 1,074                       |
|          | o-generation        | ( 3,369                       |
|          | Ethanol/ZLD         | ? 1,187                       |

Sugar Mill  wise data ofdisbursement  during the last five years is annexed.

The scheme for providing financial assistance to the sugar mills  has been closed with effect from 21.09.2021. However, the SDF loan cases where Administrative  Approval had already been issued before closure were considered in  the  Department. At  present, no Administrative Approval  is pending  for  loan disbursement.

(d) &  (e): A sugar cess amounting to  {12,834 crore was collected upto 30.06.2017 (cess was abolished by Central Government on introduction  of  Central Goods and Services Act,  2017). Out of this, till  31.03.2018, an amount of  ?10,196 crore was transferred to the Sugar Development Fund and was utilised  for  implementation of various schemes under SDF Act,  1982 and SDF Rules. 1983. The balance in cess account was transferred to the Consolidated Fund of  India. Since 2018-19, the expenditure under the Scheme was met through normal budgetary provision.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY TO  PART (a),  (b)  &  (c)  OF  THE  UNSTA.RRED QUESTION NO. 611 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 03.12.2025 IN THE LOK SABHA REGARDING LOANS TO SUGAR MILLS  UNDER SDF

## Detail of Sugar Mills  that were given financial assistance during the year 2020-21

|   S.No. | Name of the Sugar Mill                                                                                                                    | Type of Loan   | Amount Disbursed   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|       1 | M/s The Bhogpur Co-op. Sugar Mills Ltd., Bhogpur- 144201, Distt- Jalandhar, Punjab                                                        | Modernisation  | ( 3,75,72,000      |
|       2 | M/s Shri Sai Priya Sugars Limited, Hippargi- Mygur, Vishal Nagar, Hipparagi-Alabal Road,Tq.-Jamkhandi, Dist. Bagalkot-5873 1 1, Karnataka | Ethanol/ZLD    | ? 25,00,00,000     |
|       3 | M/s MRN Cane Power (India) Ltd., at Kallapur (SK) Khanpur -547155 Tq- Badami, Distt- BagalKot, Karnataka                                  | Co-generation  | ? 21,49,08,000     |
|       4 | a Village, Hoovina Hadagali Taluka, Bellary Distt., Karnataka                                                                             | Co-generation  | ( 7,11,17,000      |
|       5 | M/s Bhalkeshwar Sugars Ltd., Basaveshwar Chowk, near I.B. Bhalki-585328, Tq. Bhalki, Dist. Bidar, Karnataka                               | Modernisation  | ? 6,24,28,000      |
|       6 | M/s Shri Sai Priya Sugars Limited, Hippargi- Mygur, Vishal Nagar, Hipparagi-Alabal Road,Tq.-Jamkhandi, Dist. Bagalkot-5873 1 1, Karnataka | Ethanol/ZLD    | ? 4,06,08,300      |
|       7 | M/s Bhogpur Co-op Sugar Mills Ltd., BhogDur,Jalandhar, Puni ab                                                                            | Co-generation  | ? 4,57,10,000      |
|       8 | M/s Bhogpur Co-op Sugar Mills Ltd., Bhogpur, Jalandhar, Punjab                                                                            | Co-generation  | { 57,36,000        |
|       9 | M/s Dwarkadhish Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., At Sheware, Tal.-Satana, Dist . Nashik, Maharashtra                                                 | Ethanol/ZLD    | ? 9,00,00,000      |
|      10 | M/s Sadashivrao Mandlik Kagal Taluka SSK Ltd., Sadashivnagar, Hamidwada-Kaulage, Tal.-Kagal, Dist.-Kolhapur, Maharashtra                  | Ethanol/ZLD    | ? 9,00,30,000      |
|      11 | M/s The Bhogpur Co-op. Sugar Mills Ltd., BhogDur- 144201, Distt- Jalandhar, Punjab                                                        | Modernisation  | ? 8,81,21,000      |
|      12 | M/s Nandi Sahakari Sakkare Karkhana Niyamit, Krishnanagar,Post Hosur, Teh. & Distt. Niiapur, Karnataka                                    | Co-generation  | ( 18,26,13,000     |
|      13 | M/s Nanca Niyamit, Krishnanagar, Post Hosur, Teh. & Dist. Nijapur, Karnataka                                                              | Co-generation  | { 9,58,19,500      |
|      14 | M/s Harsha Sugar Ltd. at Village-Savadatti, Taluk- Savadatti, Dist- Belgum, Karnataka                                                     | Co-generation  | ( 9,16,80,500      |
|      15 | a Taluk- Savadatti,Dist- Belgum, Karnataka                                                                                                | Co-generation  | ( 1,80,32,700      |
|      16 | M/s Dwarkadhish Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., at Sheware, Tal.-Satana, Dist . Nashik, Maharashtra                                                 | Ethanol/Z:LD   | ? 2.93.61.700      |

| Nameof the Sugar Mill                                                                                       | Type of Loan    | Amount Disbursed   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| M/s Bhalkeshwar Sugars Ltd., Basaveshwar Chowk, near I.B. Bhalki-585328, Tq. Bhalki, Dist. Bidar, Karnataka | I Modernisation | ? 1,18,79,000      |
| M/s Dwarkadhish Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., At She ware Tal.-Satana Dist Nashik Maharashtra Total                 | Ethanol/ZLD     | ? 1,96,84,300      |
|                                                                                                             |                 | ? 1,44,53,01,000   |

| S.No.   | Name of the Sugar Mill                                                                                                       | Type of Loan   | Amount Disbursed   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
| 1.      | M/s SadashiraoMandlik Ka Ltd., Sadashivnagar, Hamidwada-Kaulage, Tal.-Kagal, Dist. Kolhapur, Maharashtra - 416235            | Ethanol/ ZLD   | ? 9,00,29,600      |
| 2.      | M/s Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd, Alaganchi Village, Nanjangud Taluk, Dist. Mysore, Karnataka                                    | Ethanol/ ZLD   | ? 14,99,70,400     |
| 3.      | M/s BannariAmman Sugars Ltd, Alaganchi village, Nanjangud Taluk, Dist. Mysore, Karnataka                                     | Ethanol/ ZLD   | ( 3 1,01,79,600    |
| 4.      | M/s Nandi Sahakari Sakkare Karkhana Niyamit, Krishnanagar,Post Hosur, Teh. & Dist. Nijapur, Karnataka                        | Co-generation  | * ? 13,98,20,400   |
| 5.      | M/s Nandi Sahakari Sakkare Karkhana Niyamit, Krishnanagar,Post Hosur, Teh. & Dist. Nijapur, Karnataka                        | Co-generation  | * ? 13,86,12,100   |
| 6.      | M/s ShreeNarmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli ltd., Dharikheda, P.O. Timbi, Ta. Raj pipla (Nandod), Dist. Narmada, Gujarat    | Ethanol/ ZLD   | # ? 15,90,08,000   |
| 7.      | M/s Karmyogi Ankushrao Tope Samarth Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., Post Ankushnagar, Maharashtra Taluka Amt)ad, Dist. Jalna, | Ethanol/ ZLD   | $ { 22,33,79,900   |
| Total   | Total                                                                                                                        | Total          | ? 1,21,10,00,000   |

## Detail of Sugar Mills  that were given financial  assistance during  the year 2022-23

|       | Nameof the Sugar Mill                                                 | Type of Loan   | Amount Disbursed   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|       | M/s. DCM Shriram Limited, Hariawan. Hardoi, U.P                       | Co-generation  | # ? 36,31,37,000   |
|       | M/s. Khatav Man Taluka Agro Processing Pvt. Ltd., Satara, Maharashtra | Co-generation  | # ? 4,25,00,000    |
|       | M/s. Karmyogi Ankushrao SamarthSSK Ltd, Jalana, Maharashtra           | Ethanol        | # ? 45,96,100      |
| Total | Total                                                                 | Total          | { 41,02,33,100     |

Detail of Sugar Mills  that  were given financial  assistance during  the year 2023-24 and 2024-

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