(a) whether the Government have set up National Sugar and Sugarcane Technology Institute in Mau;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith its aims and objectives;
(c) the details of the amount made available to it since its inception and as on date,
year-wise;
(d) whether the institute is working in the direction of achieving its proposed objectives;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRASAD)
(a) & (b) : Yes, Sir. The project to establish the National Institute of Sugarcane and
Sugar Technology (NISST) at Mau (UP) is currently under implementation. The Government of
India decided in 1993 to set up NISST at Mau with the objective of providing extension
services to sugarcane farmers and sugar industry personnel, particularly in the backward
regions of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, as these are lagging behind in comparison to other states
of the country in the field of sugarcane and sugar technology, due to non-availability and
non-transfer of advance technology in these fields.
(c) Year-wise Budget provisions for this Institute are as given below:-
1993-94 Rs. 305.00 Lakhs 1994-95 Rs. 525.00 Lakhs 1995-96 Rs. 753.90 Lakhs 1996-97 Rs. 852.00 Lakhs 1997-98 Rs. 773.00 Lakhs 1998-99 Rs. 873.00 Lakhs 1999-2000 Rs. 775.00 LakhsIn the current financial year the Budget provision has been kept at Rs. 665 lakhs.