No Automatic Conversion of any unsold Sugar Quantity into Levy Sugar

[Press Note dated 28^th January 2013]

In continuation to the press note dated 23.11.2012, relating to release of 70 lac tons (including the quantity of 2.00 lakh MT carried over from October to November, 2012 period), i.e., 68.0 Lac MT to be released for the months of December, 2012 to March, 2013, and another press note dated 13^th December, 2012, giving extension of validity period for sale/delivery and dispatch of October and November, 2012, non-levy quota upto 31^th December, 2012, the Central Government, has further decided that,

(i) The fresh non-levy quota released for the four month period from December, 2012 to March, 2013, shall stand reduced to 66.50 lac MT instead of 68.00 lac MT. (Excluding the quantity carried over from October to November, 2012 period and sold upto December, 2012).

(ii) It has also been decided that there would be no automatic conversion of any unsold quantity into levy sugar.

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Directorate of Sugar dated 28th January, 2013