**Policy Summary**
**Subject:** Withdrawal of Production Subsidy Scheme for the Sugar Industry
**Issuing Authority:** Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Central Government.
**Date of Notification:** May 19, 2016
**Gazette Notification Number:** No. 20432015S.P.1
**Summary:** The Central Government has withdrawn the Production Subsidy Scheme for the sugar industry, effective immediately. This decision is based on the assessment that sugar prices are now substantially higher than the levels required for the operational viability of the sugar industry.
**Background:** The Production Subsidy Scheme was initially notified on December 2, 2015, vide notification No. 20432015S.P.1.
**Contact:** Prashant Trivedi, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Production Subsidy Scheme: A scheme notified by the Central Government to provide subsidies to the sugar industry.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: The Indian government ministry responsible for consumer affairs, food, and public distribution.
Department of Food and Public Distribution: A department within the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. New Delhi, Delhi, India
Central Government: The government of India.
The Gazette of India: The official journal of the Government of India, publishing official notifications and legal announcements.
PRASHANT TRIVEDI: Jt. Secy. who signed the notification.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: The printing location
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MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Food and Public Distribution)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th May, 2016
No.20(43)/2015-S.P.-1.— Pursuant to Para 4 of the Production Subsidy Scheme notified vide
notification No. 20(43)/2015-S.P.-1 dated 2.12.2015, the Central Government, after having been satisfied with
the assessment that sugar prices are now substantially higher than levels required for operational viability of
the sugar industry, hereby withdraws the Production Subsidy Scheme with immediate effect.
PRASHANT TRIVEDI, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-I, section-1 vide
number 20(43)/2015-S.P.-I dated 2.12.2015.
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