(a) whether the Government have not fixed the wholesalers and retailers commission for levy sugar under Levy Sugar Price Equalisation Fund (LSPEF) after 1997-98;
(b) if so, the reasons therefore; and
(c) the time by which a decision regarding commission for levy sugar is likely to be taken
by the Government?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRASAD )
(a),(b)&(c): On receipt of proposals from the State Governments, the Central Government fixes
the margins for wholesalers and retailers for distribution of levy sugar in the Public
Distribution System. The margins once fixed continue to be operative till the same are revised.
The guidelines for fixation of margins were revised with effect from 1.4.1996 and since then
the margins have been revised in the case of the following States for the period indicated
against each:
Andhra Pradesh 1999-2000 Bihar Feb.-March, 2000 Delhi 1996-97 Gujarat 1996-97 Goa 1996-97 (wholesaler only) Haryana 1999-2000 Himachal Pradesh 1997-98 Karnataka 1996-97 (except transportation charges) Kerala 1996-97 (in respect of wholesaler) Orissa Feb.-March, 2000 Punjab 1997-98 Rajasthan 1998-99 Tripura 1997-98 Uttar Pradesh 1996-97 (except transportation & handling charges) West Bengal December 1999 - March, 2000