(a) whether estimates of the cost of production of sugarcane has not been
undertaken for the last three years;
(b) if so, the rules regarding estimation of the production cost of sugarcane
alongwith the reasons for not complying with these rules; and
(c) the reaction of the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (DR. CHARAN DAS MAHANT)
(a) to (c): Under the Comprehensive Scheme for studying Cost of Cultivation of
Principal Crops in India, estimates of selected principal crops including sugarcane
are generated annually to facilitate the Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices
(CACP) for recommending the Minimum Support Prices to the Government. Latest
available data of cost of production of sugarcane is for the year 2011-12. Based on
the latest available data of cost of cultivation/ production, CACP projects the data for
the current year.