(a) whether the Union Government had appointed Nanda kumar Committee on linkage of sugarcane price to price of sugar and
by-products and also realisation and recovery from sugarcane;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the recommendations made therein have been accepted by the Government;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the reasons for not accepting the recommendations of the Committee and its present status?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K.V. THOMAS)
(a) to (e): Yes, Madam. The Government had constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of Sh. T. Nandakumar to determine
the percentage of realization of sugar factories from sugar and other by-products, which should go to the cane farmers.
Later, a group was constituted under the chairmanship of Dr.C.Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to Prime
Minister, to determine an acceptable price sharing formula for sugarcane that can make the decontrol package more acceptable
to the farmers in particular and other stakeholders, in case such a decision is taken.