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    • Express News Service Tags : mumbai, BJP, ration subsidy Posted: Saturday , Aug 01, 2009 at 0127 hrs Mumbai:

    The BJP has demanded that sugar and toor dal be distributed at subsidies through the public distribution system. The demand followed a remark from Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar that sugar prices could go up.

    BJP spokesperson Prakash Javdekar said on Friday that the price rise is a “gift” from a grateful Congress-NCP government for electing them to power. “The shortage and phenomenal price rise for sugar and pulses is the result of disastrous policies.”

    Javdekar alleged the government was aware of the stocks shortage since December 2008, but kept telling people that there is enough. The government has allowed duty-free import of raw sugar without export obligation for eight more months to augment availability in the domestic market. The Centre also allowed traders to import refined sugar at zero-duty, so far restricted to public sector trading firms STC, MMTC and PEC. The 10 lakh-tonne quantitative restriction remains on imports.

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    “Now, the government has allowed import by all traders. Had they planned well, the government could have imported sugar by itself. Now, the prices will go up,” the BJP leader said.

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    sugar priceBy: sukhvinder singh | 16-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward Thanks Dr sudhir for your detailed information.It seems that the recent hike in sugar price is the result of well thought out strategy.The farmers got nothing from this hike as the rates were increased after the crushing season was over and the sugar was in the store houses of sugar mills.The inrease in price just after parliament election raised serious doughts.I could not understands the reasons why the domestic sugar whose production cost was Rs 1300/quintal is at par with the imported sugar of Rs 2800/quintal and why Govt is not intervening.I feel that first Govt prepared background of low production through unrealisic SMP and than allowed free market to hoarders,millers and importers.The consumer is forced to pay more for sugar but for no benefit to sugar cane producer.
    sugar importBy: Dr sudhir panwar,Kisan Jagriti Manch | 15-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward Dear sreeni,Thanks for your comment.Govt.has not announced any import subsidy on raw sugar.One of the sugar manufacturer oppsed the idea of subsidy in an interview(Economic Times).We had carry over stocks of about 8 MT of 2007-2008 and production of about 15 MT in 2008-2009(food ministry)and the demand is 22.8 MT,so if we add the imported raw and white sugar it is surplus.I wonder why rate is climbing up.The sugar which consumer is buying at Rs 28-30 per kg is produced from the cane purchased by the sugar mill at SMP or SAP ranges from Rs85 to Rs140 during the crushing season of 2007-2008.
    sugar priceBy: Dr sudhir panwar,president kisan jagriti | 02-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward The hike in sugar price during 2009 is the result of influence of importer and sugar lobby on the Agriculture and Food ministry. Kisan Jagriti Manch(KJM) and other farmers organizations were demanded the rationalization of statutory minimum price(SMP)of sugar cane which was static since last four years at Rs. 81.14/quintal.In 2007 on the basis of parity of prices with other crops specially wheat and rice,Commossion on Agriculture Cost and Prices(CACP) recommended Rs155/quintal but the ministry rejected the recommendation. Due to low SMP farmers shifted from cane to other crops resulted in sharp decline in sugar production, for unknown reasons Government was not ready to accept the truth of low production, during five months sugar production estimates were revised seven times, but finally on 30th July Govt accepted the reality and announced the steps which was anticipated like import of white sugar by private importers and sugar mills under OGL, the wheat import story is again repeated.This year Govt announced SMP of sugarcane of Rs 107/quintal at 9.5% recovery despite the farmers’ demands of Rs 190 and CACP recommendation of Rs 125.This SMP failed to provide any incentive for sugarcane production, the area under sugarcane is 4% less than last year. Further sugarcane areas are drought-affected areas according to experts it will result in the loss of 15% in the sugar production. Moreover90% of the sugar cane area is irrigated through tube wells, due to drought, farmers are compelled to irrigate using diesel, which results an increase of at least Rs 12/quintal in the input cost.The whole situation is complicated and requires prompt and judicious action from the Govt side otherwise the consumers and farmers of this country would suffer to benefit the intermediary and exporters of other countries.
    Subsidies on Sugar importsBy: Sreeni | 13-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward Hi Dr. Sudhir,This year the sugar mills have agreed to import 7,00,000 tons od raw sugar. is Govt. providing an subsidy for the sugar mills?Your information will be very valuable for my study.Cheers, Sreeni.
    sugar importBy: Dr sudhir panwar,kisan jagriti manch | 15-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward Dear sreeni,thanks for your comment.Government has not announced any subsidy on the import of raw sugar as that will not be for any benefit to industry.In an interview one of the important sugar manufacturer opposed the idea of import subsidy(Economic Times.At the moment the price of imported sugar and domestic sugar are same while domestic sugar was produced from the cane purchased at price fixed by the central Govt and in some cases by state Govt.ranges from Rs 85 to Rs 140,when sugar prices wasRs 14toRs 16 and we had stock of 8 MT of 2006-2007 session.I will appreciate if you send the result of your study.Thanks
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