With the earlier release of 45 lakh tonne in June and 2.66 lakh tonne in July, total 51.66 lakh tonne non-levy sugar will be available, according to a release issued by the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution.
The release added that the additional quantity had been released from the production stock to be sold and delivered/dispatched for the month of August 2012. The mill-wise additional non-levy quota has accordingly, also, been released. It has also been ordered that any sugar mill found selling quantities less than the quantities prescribed by the government for this quarter, within the stipulated time, would face conversion of unsold non-levy quantity into levy sugar.
