(a) whether the Government have released free sale of sugar to different States; and
(b) if so, the details of the quantum of sugar released during 1999-2000, as on date,
State-wise?
(a) whether the Government have released free sale of sugar to different States; and
(b) if so, the details of the quantum of sugar released during 1999-2000, as on date,
State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRASAD )
(a) Government releases Free Sale Quota of Sugar to the sugar mills, every month.
(b) Statewise details of Free Sale Sugar released to the sugar mills during the sugar
season 1999-2000 (Oct. - Sept.) upto August, 2000, are given in the Annexure.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4004 FOR ANSWER IN
THE LOK SABHA ON 18.8.2000
STATEWISE DETAILS OF FREE SALE SUGAR RELEASED DURING THE SUGAR SEASON 1999-2000 (OCT. - SEPT.)
UPTO AUGUST, 2000.
S.No. Name of the State Quantity(in MTs)
1. Punjab 210529.1
2. Haryana 247582.9
3. Rajasthan 8725.2
4. U.P. 2352297.5
5. M.P. 48832.6 6. Gujarat 595353.0
7 Maharashtra 3241954.0
8. Bihar 182703.0
9. Assam 1418.2 10. Orissa 33817.3 11. West Bengal 2739.2 12. A.P. 674147.6 13. Karnataka 732840.0 14. Tamil Nadu 1038843.4 15. Pondicherry 22151.8 16. Kerala 5818.3 17. Goa 9133.3