Centre assures domestic consumers of sufficient availability of sugar at reasonable price throughout the year

The Centre has said that there is sufficient availability of sugar in the country. In a statement, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution stated that as of last month, India has a sugar stock of about 108 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT).  The Ministry emphasised that it is sufficient to meet domestic demand for remaining months of current Sugar Season (October-September) 2022-23, and also for optimum stock of about 62 LMT at the end of season. During the period, the country...