Parliament Question: Status of Sugarcane Cultivation in Andhra Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2968 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6TH AUGUST, 2025 STATUS OF SUGARCANE CULTIVATION IN ANDHRA PRADESH 2968. DR. BYREDDY SHABARI: SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI: Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state : (a): the total area under sugarcane cultivation, production and yield per hectare during the last five years, year and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh; (b): the number of operational sugar mills in the country, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh during the last five years with reasons; (c): the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) fixed by the Union Government and the State Advised Price (SAP) declared by respective State Governments including Andhra Pradesh during the last five years, year-wise; (d): whether there have been delays in payments to sugarcane farmers by sugar mills in various States including Andhra Pradesh during the last five years and if so, the details of outstanding dues; and (e): the details of financial assistance, Subsidies, or relief provided to sugar mills and sugarcane farmers, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh during the last five years) year-wIse? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRIM ATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA) (a): The total area under sugarcane cultivation, production and yield per hectare during the last five years, year and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh as received from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure I-2- (b): The number of operational sugar mills in the country, state-wise including Andhra Pradesh during the last five years is at Annexure-II. (c): The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) declared by the Union Government is applicable to the State of Andhra Pradesh, and there is no separate State Advised Price (SAP) in place. The FRP for sugarcane fixed by the Union Government and State Advised Price (SAP), wherever applicable, over the last five years, year-wise are at Annexure III. (d): Payment of cane dues to sugarcane farmers is a continuous process. Outstanding cane dues have been reported in few States due to various reasons like NCLT cases, ownership issues etc. However cane dues are decreasing continuously. The details of outstanding dues in various States for last five years are at Annexure IV (e): To provide relief to sugar mills and sugarcane farmers, the Central Government has taken various steps in the form of policy interventions from time to time as and when required, which are as under: Central Government fixes Fair and Remunerative Price (rRP) of 1) sugarcane every year having regard to the factors mentioned in Clause 3(1) of the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966. ii) Diversion of surplus sugar to production of ethanol led to improved financial conditions of sugar mills. iii) Government allowed export of 10 LMT of sugar during current Sugar Season 2024-25 (Oct – Sept) to prevent faII in ex-mill prices of sugar and accumulation of cane price arrears. IV) An amount of about Rs.3493 cr. Towards assistance to sugar mills for expenses on marketing costs including handling, upgrading and other processing costs and costs of international and internal transport and freight charges on export of sugar for 2020-21 was released. State-wise details are at Annexure- V-3- V) Minimum Selling Price of sugar was fixed initially at ? 29/ kg w.e.f 07-06-2018; and revised to ? 31/kg w.e.f 14-02-2019. Further, Andhra Pradesh has arranged loans to Coop. sugar mills for clearance of cane price dues and also towards working capital for running of the mills. Most of the other sugar producing states are also providing assistance by providing cane seed, fertilizers, pesticides, support for harvesting, transportation etc to their cane growers. State Governments are extending financial assistance„ interest free loan, interest subsidy etc to the sugar mills including co-operative sugar mill whenever necessary. 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Base Recovery Rate for FRP 2020-21 285 10 2021 -22 290 10 2022-23 305 10.25 2023-24 315 10.25 2024-25 340 10.25 State Advised Price for sugarcane for the last five su ar seasons (Rs/quintal) State Varie' mo 2021 -22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Earl' 31 0 380 391 401 mI 300 360 370 381 391 Punjab Late 295 365 381 391 Earl 340 362 372 386 400 Haryana m1 335 355 365 379 393 Earl’ 325 350 350 370 370 Uttar Pradesh Normal 315 340 340 360 360 Reiected 310 335 355 355 na 327 355 355 375 375 Uttrakhand mo 317 345 345 365 365 Reiected 345 365 365Annexure IV ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2968 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2025 IN THE LOK SABHA Statement showing outstanding dues of sugarcane farmers by sugar mills in various States including Andhra Pradesh during the last five sugar seasons as on 31 .07.2025 Fjgures in Rs. Crores State 2020-21 2021 -22 2022-23 2023-2r2 Uttar Pradesh 0 22 53 3 Maharashtra 10 32 1 7 Karnataka 0 0 0 Gujarat 0 0 0 8 Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 11 ,I -I Bihar 4 0 0 0 3 Haryana 0 0 0 0 70 Punjab 0 28 0 0 373 Madhya 0 0 0 0 0 Pradesh Uttarakhand 0 0 0 0 69 Andhra 0 0 0 0 28 Pradesh Telangana 0 0 0 0 Chhattisgarh 0 0 0 0 51 Odisha 0 0 0 0 0Annexure V ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2968 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2025 IN THE LOK SABHA Statement showing State-wise assistance to sugar mills for expenses on marketing costs including handling, upgrading and other processing costs and costs of international and internal transport and freight charges on export of sugar for 2020-21 S.No. 1S tate Assistance (in Cr. Rs.) 1 Uttar Pradesh 1101.85 2 Maharashtra 1478.33 3 Karnataka 423.21 4 Gujarat 190.47 5 Tamil Nadu 28.4 6 Bihar 52.41 7 Haryana 70.73 8 Punjab 25.22 9 Madhya Pradesh 34.44 10 Uttrakhand 41.56 11 Andhra Pradesh 38.22 12 Telangana 8.16 Total 3493.0