Question : FREE SALE OF SUGAR

(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