Sugar (Control) Order, 2025

The Government of India has undertaken a comprehensive reform of the Sugar (Control) Order, 1966, resulting in the new Sugar (Control) Order, 2025, aimed at enhancing efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the sugar sector.

Objectives:

• Build a more efficient and transparent sugar ecosystem.
• Improve domestic stability and boost global competitiveness.

Key Provisions:

• Digital Data Reporting:
  Sugar mills must submit production and sales data digitally to the government.
  • Enables real-time monitoring
  • Reduces data leakages and redundancies
• Stock Accounting:
  Raw sugar will now be included in the total sugar stock nationwide.
  • Prevents the mislabeling of raw sugar as “Khandsari” or “Organic”
  • Ensures accurate stock visibility
• Regulation of Khandsari Units:
  Khandsari units with crushing capacity over 500 TCD now brought under regulatory oversight.
  • First-time inclusion under formal regulation
  • Ensures farmers receive the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP)
• Definition Standardization:
  Terms like Sugar, Plantation White Sugar, Refined Sugar, Khandsari Sugar, Gur (Jaggery), Bura Sugar, Cube Sugar, and Icing Sugar are now defined as per FSSAI standards.
  • Promotes uniformity across the sector
• Regulation of By-Product Diversion:
  Includes regulation of by-products such as:
  • Bagasse, Molasses, Press Mud Cake, Ethanol (from sugarcane juice, syrup, molasses, sugar)
  • Helps monitor and regulate diversion of sugar for alternate uses to ensure domestic availability.

(Source: PIB)