Summary:
Six sugar mills in the state have violated their prescribed sales quota, according to the sugar commissioner’s office. The mills, which were among the 10 mills that faced a sales audit by the sugar commissioner’s office, may face penal action. By the end of February, Maharashtra had reported as much as 112.74 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugar stock. AdvertisingLast year, the central government had reinstated the release mechanism in the sugar sector and imposed a monthly sales quota on each mill, in a bid to stymie supply of sugar and keep prices stable. “Such mills can face penal action under the Essential Commodities Act,” said an officer of the sugar commissionerate..