Abstract

Indian sugar industry has witnessed steady growth in terms of total production of sugar, total number of factories in operation, average plant size and to some extent in terms of duration and recovery. The growth has been steady and consistent when seen over a block of 4 to 5 years. The sugar industry in India has also progressively advanced in terms of innovation and technology development. This article has gone through a short discussion on every station so that one can understand as to how the sugar industry has systematically absorbed advanced technologies and innovations stage by stage with in the frame work of Government acts, rules and regulations. It has always responded well to the various assistance, incentives and subsidies for expansion, modernization, innovation and technology development. The industry has balanced well, the various issues that are always linked with but not under the control of the industry, like cane price and cane payment, sugar price and monthly releases, export/import of sugar and more importantly surplus and shortage situations.

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