(a) whether the Government of Karnataka has requested the Union Government for special quota of sugar to bring down the spiralling price of sugar in the open market; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto
(a) whether the Government of Karnataka has requested the Union Government for special quota of sugar to bring down the spiralling price of sugar in the open market; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY
OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K.V. THOMAS)
(a) & (b): No, Madam. The Central Government has not received any request from Government
of Karnataka in recent past for special quota of sugar to bring down the spiralling price of
sugar in the open market.