Centre to make available 19 lakh tonnes of sugar for September

The Central Government today said it had decided to make available 19 lakh tonnes of sugar - 2.28 lakh tonnes of levy sugar and 16.72 lakh tonnes of non-levy sugar - for September.

An official press release said the non-levy sugar would include the normal quota of 11.58 lakh tonnes, 2.14 lakh tonnes of white refined sugar processed out of imported raw sugar during June and July, and 3 lakh tonnes of carry over from last month's non-levy quota.

According to the release, the quantity of 19 lakh tonnes is sufficient to meet the internal demand of sugar for September.

However, if sugar prices increase sharply, the Government would not hesitate to release more non-levy sugar for the month, it said.

Sugar factories shall sell/deliver and dispatch the entire non-levy quantity including the sugar processed out of imported raw sugar released for the month of September, 2010 as above only within the validity period of the release order i.e. upto 30.9.2010. There would be no extension of the validity period for September, 2010 non-levy quota.

The validity period for sale and dispatch of the non-levy sugar quota released for the month of August, 2010 – in respect of both indigenous sugar & sugar processed out of imported raw sugar has been extended by 15 days i.e. upto September 15, the release added.

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