Centre Releases 13Lt Sugar For Open Market Sale

Chennai: The Union Government has released 13 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugar this month for sale in the open market against 12 lt last month. The Centre has allotted one lt more this month with Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh mills getting the lion's share in the additional quantity released for sale. The Centre fixes the quantity that can be sold in the open market by individual mills in various States under the free sale quota. While Maharashtra had been allotted 40,000 tonnes under the additional one-lt quota, Uttar Pradesh has been allotted 45,000 tonnes.