The government on May 1 announced inclusion of khandsari sugar units having crushing capacity more than 500 TCD (tonnes of cane per day) under Sugar Control Order, 2025 to ensure fair and remunerative prices (FRP) to farmers and help in accurate estimation of sugar production.
The government said a substantial amount of khandsari or raw sugar is being produced in the country. Data showed that out of 373 khandsari units operating in the country, 66 such units have crushing capacity of over 500 TCD.
“We will meet international standards by adding raw sugar in control order. Raw sugar will be considered in the total stock of sugar across the country; therefore, the figures of actual stock will be available. Currently, raw sugar is being sold by the name of khandsari/Organic; therefore, the change shall put a stop to misleading names of this product,” the government said.
Meanwhile, the government also formulated the Sugar Control Order, 2025, revising the earlier Sugar (Control) Order, 1966 to simplify regulatory framework governing the sugar sector.
“The Objective of the Sugar (Control) Order, 2025 is a step toward building a more efficient, transparent, and accountable sugar ecosystem, fostering both domestic stability and global competitiveness,” the government said.
The inclusion of khandsari sugar units is also a part of the revision. Moreover, different kinds of by-products namely cane bagasse, cane molasses, press mud cake or any other alternative product including ethanol (produced from cane molasses, sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, sugar) affecting sugar production from sugarcane were also included in the order. This has been done to regulate the diversion of sugar to ensure sufficient availability of sugar for domestic consumption.
Wheat procurement
The government said the procurement of wheat has been going on smoothly in the major procuring states across the country in the Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2025-26. Against an estimated target of 312 LMT fixed for procurement of wheat during RMS 2025-26, 256.31 LMT of wheat has already been procured so far, in central pool, showed government data.
In India, Rabi Marketing Season runs from April to March of the following year.
“The quantity of wheat procured till April 30 this year has already surpassed last year’s total procurement of 205.41 LMT on the same date, showing an increase of 24.78 percent,” the government said.
All the five major wheat procuring states including Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have procured more wheat this year compared to last year, the government added.
A total of 21.03 lakh farmers have benefitted during RMS 2025-26 with total MSP outflow to the tune of Rs 62,156 crores. The government expects wheat procurement in RMS 2025-26 to surpass last year’s figure by a substantial margin, as sufficient duration of procurement period still left.
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