(a) Whether the Union Government have permitted production of Vitamin-A fortified sugar;
(b) If so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Union Government intend to allow its large scale production;
(d) whether the sugar companies will be permitted to raise price of sugar in the name of
adding Vitamin `A`; and
(e) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reasons thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRASAD )
(a)&(b): M/s Shirpur Shetkari SSK Ltd., Shirpur, Distt. Dhule, Maharashtra have set
up a Pilot Plant of one tonne per hour for production of sugar fortified with Vitamin `A`
with the financial assistance provided by the Government of India from Sugar Development
Fund (SDF) and Micronutrient Initiative (MI), International Development Research Centre (IDRC),
a Public Corporation of the Government of Canada.
(c): The production of sugar fortified with Vitamin `A` on commercial scale depends upon
its economic viability, efficacy on the targeted population, etc.
(d)&(e): The price of freesale sugar is not controlled by the Government. Therefore,
the question of permitting sugar companies to raise the price of sugar fortified with
Vitamin `A` does not arise.