(a) whether the Union Government and the State of Punjab are suffering losses due to restriction on use of once used gunny bags for rice;
(b) if so, whether the Government has received requests from Punjab for allowing the use of such gunny bags by the rice sellers; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?
(a) whether the ex-mill price of sugar in the country has been lower than the average cost of production of sugar for a large part of the 2010-11 sugar season;