Double-check sugar output numbers, Centre tells states
New Delhi, Jan 25 Wary of potential under-reporting by millers, the Union food ministry has asked states to double-check if lower sugar production of 22.5 million tonnes estimated for the second straight year in 2016-17 is correct.
The states have been told not to depend solely on Union agriculture ministry’s cane production data for calculating likely sugar output amid doubts about farm production figures, especially in the case of wheat.
In a meeting with sugar-producing states yesterday, the Union food ministry officials noticed not much change in the sugar production data submitted by the states except Uttar Pradesh, which quoted a higher figure.
