Monday, February 23, 2015

Number of sugar mills in the country

As per information available with Directorate of Sugar, Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
 Food and Public Distribution, there are 513 sugar mills in the country operating in 
cooperative, private and public sector. As per the sugar season 2013-14, highest
 number of mills i.e 159 were operating in Maharashtra followed by 
Uttar Pradesh -119 and Karnataka- 61.

State-wise number of sugar mills operating during the sugar season 2013-14 
were as follows:

STATE
Public
Sector
Private Sector
Coop.
Sector
Total
Andhra Pradesh
-
16
8
24
Bihar
2
9
-
11
Chattisgarh
-
-
3
03
Goa
-
-
1
01
Gujarat
-
4
15
19
Haryana
-
4
10
14
Karnataka
2
39
20
61
Madhya Pradesh
 -
12
3
15
Maharashtra
 -
58
101
159
Odisha
 -
2
3
05
Puducherry
-
1
1
02
Punjab
 -
7
9
16
Rajasthan
 1 
-
-
01
Tamil Nadu
2
24
16
42
Telangana
-
10
-
10
Uttar Pradesh
1
95
23
119
Uttrakhand
3
5
1
09
West Bengal
 -
2
-
02
Total
11
288
214
513