(a) whether the Government has initiated a Sugar Technology Mission for technology upgradation
in sugar industry;
(b) if so, the details of technologies undertaken for evaluation;
(c) the results of the findings; and
(d) the extent to which these have been implemented by the sugar industry?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN
THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(DR. AKHILESH PRASAD SINGH)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b), (c) & (d):The Sugar Technology Mission has so far evaluated twenty three technologies for technical
upgradation of the sugar industry. Out of these, the evaluation of fifteen technologies have been completed
successfully and eight of them have already been replicated in sugar industry. The sugar industry is likely to
be benefited in terms of increase in sugar recovery %, reduction in sugar losses and consumption of
chemicals, savings in power and energy and production of superior quality of sugar comparable to
international grade due to implementation of these technologies. The details of technologies undertaken by
the Technology Mission for evaluation and those successfully evaluated and implemented are at Annexure I
& II respectively.