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Centre releases free sale sugar

Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI: The Centre has released 41 lakh tonnes of free sale sugar for the October-December quarter as against 37 lakh tonnes released during the corresponding quarter last year.

For October, the free sale sugar quota released is 16 lakh tonnes, which is required to be sold within the month. Any unsold quantity at the end of the month would be converted into levy sugar.

The October-December quota of free sale sugar of 41 lakh tonnes as well as the October quota of 16 lakh tonnes is expected to maintain the retail prices of sugar at "reasonable levels" in the festival season. However, if sugar prices show any abnormal increasing trend, additional releases will be made, says a press release.

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