(a) whether several sugar mills have been shut down or on the verge of closure due to shortage of raw materials in the country;
(b) if so, the number of sugar mills shut down or sick across the country, State/UT-wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure timely supply of raw materials to these sugar mills along with the details and the outcome thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b): During current sugar season 2017-18, there is no shortage of sugarcane in the country for supply as raw material to sugar mills. However, during current sugar season, 217 sugar mills have remained closed due to reasons other than shortage of sugarcane. A statement showing State/UT-wise number of closed sugar mills during current sugar season is at Annexure.
(c): Does not arise.
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ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5805 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 03.04.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.
Statement showing State/UT-wise number of closed sugar mills in the country
(As on 20.03.2018)
S.No
STATE/UT
Closed
(1)
(2)
(3)
1
Punjab
8
2
Haryana
2
3
Rajasthan
2
4
Uttar Pradesh
39
5
Uttrakhand
2
6
Madhya Pradesh
11
7
Chhattisgarh
0
8
Gujarat
11
9
Maharashtra
61
10
Bihar
17
11
Assam
3
12
Orissa
6
13
West Bengal
3
14
Andhra Pradesh
15
15
Telangna
4
16
Karnataka
17
17
Tamil Nadu
10
18
Pondicherry
2
19
Kerala
2
20
Goa
0
21
Nagaland
1
22
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
1
Total
217
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