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Niti Aayog task force to find long-term solution to problems faced by sugar sector, says Ram Vilas Paswan

Press Trust of India • February 6, 2019, 08:01:48 IST
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The task force was set up in December 2018 under the chairmanship of Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

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Niti Aayog task force to find long-term solution to problems faced by sugar sector, says Ram Vilas Paswan

New Delhi: The government think-tank Niti Aayog has constituted a task force on the sugar industry to find a long-term solution to the problems faced by the sector, Parliament was informed on 5 February. The task force was set up in December 2018 under the chairmanship of Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. “With a view to find long-term solution for the sugarcane and sugar industry so as to rationalise their dependence on states’ assistance while at the same time encourage farm diversification to reduce adverse impact on the water sector, a task force on sugarcane and sugar industry has been constituted…” he said. [caption id=“attachment_2291312” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![File photo of Ram Vilas Paswan. PTI](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/RamVilasPaswan_PTI1.jpg) File photo of Ram Vilas Paswan. PTI[/caption] Stating that the sugar industry is cyclic in nature, Paswan said every few years of high sugar production are followed by low production periods. “In surplus phase, ex-mill price of sugar in the domestic market gets depressed leading to low realisation resulting in accumulation of cane price arrears of farmers,” he added. The minister also mentioned that the government has to intervene regularly to boost liquidity of sugar mills for clearing the huge cane arrears. Paswan highlighted that the government has taken many long-term measures such as fixing minimum selling price to help millers and allowing production of ethanol from B-heavy molasses and cane juices. “These measures are expected to minimise the support required by the sugar industry from the government,” he added.

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