Freesale sugar quota for October released

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 21. The Government today released 35.5 lakh tonnes of sugar as freesale quota for the coming three months. Of this, 12.5 lakh tonnes of sugar were meant for indigenous freesale during October, 11.5 lakh tonnes for November and 11.25 lakh tonnes for December, an official release here said.

With 2.16 lakh tonnes of levy sugar quota released each for these months, the total quantity of sugar available for internal consumption would be 14.66 lakh tonnes for October, 13.66 lakh tonnes for November and 13.41 lakh tonnes for December. The freesale quotas are meant only for internal consumption and with enough stocks of sugar in hand, the Government would not hesitate in releasing additional substantial quantities in case the need arises, the release said.

- UNI

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