The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD) on May 30, 2024, notified regarding the holding limit of white/refined sugar stock.
The following has been stated:
• It has been stated that every producer of sugar by vacuum pan process, shall hold white/refined sugar stock tentatively till June 30, 2024, until further order, as per the following:
o Opening stock as of June 01, 2024, Plus (+) Production during the month of June 2024 till June 30, 2024, minus (-) quantity not exceeding the figures as mentioned in the Table.
• All Sugar mills are informed that all sugar mills have to register and fill out online P-ll on the National Single Window System (NSWS) portal (https://www.nsws.gov.in). If the sugar mill does not fill in online information on the NSWS portal for the month of May 2024 by June 10, 2024, the domestic quota for July 2024 will not be released to the mills. All the sugar mills/distilleries are informed that information relating to ethanol production from B-Heavy, Sugar Syrup, and Sugarcane Juice shall also be filled on the NSWS portal in the P-ll form itself.
• It has directed all the sugar mills to ensure the compliance of mandatory packaging of 20% of sugar in jute bags under Jute Packaging Material (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987 and submit the information thereof in P-II proforma on NSWS portal.
[Notification No 5-4/2023-SC]
