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Sindh sugar mills resent cane commissioner's
decision
KARACHI (April 07 2004): Pakistan Sugar Mills
Association, Sindh Zone (PSMA-SZ) has demanded
revision of the "abrupt decision" taken by the
Cane Commissioner (CC) in connection with the
deductions from the amount due for cane.
The Cane Commissioner (CC) in a letter to the
sugar mills of Sindh had pointed out that under
rule 13(2) of Sugar Factories Control Rules 1950,
it is mandatory that sugar factory shall not make
any deduction from the amount due for cane sold to
sugar mills by the cane growers except such
deductions as may be prescribed by the provincial
government by notification from time to time.
He had further mentioned to complaints received
from cane growers that the sugar mills are
unauthorisedly deducting amount from the cane
price sold to the sugar mills on one pretext or
the other.
"This practice should henceforth be stopped and if
any such deductions have been made, the same may
be refunded to the cane growers." He had further
directed that in future there should be no
deduction from the cane price except the deduction
prescribed by the government.
According to the CC a team of experts was
constituted who have analysed the sugar cane
samples of various varieties in the lab of Nuclear
Institute of Agriculture and Agriculture Research
Institute, Tando Jam.
Their report reveals that the varieties have
potential in sucrose hence deduction by the sugar
mills is unjustified and illegal.
The PSMA-SZ has, however, challenged these
findings, pointing to the "growing menace of
cultivation, multiplication and supply of 'Disco'
and similar other unapproved varieties, like
B-43/60, CO-245, CP 29-72-84, Bansi etc."
These varieties, despite banned by the government
of Sindh are widespread and it is not practicable
for sugar mills to segregate each lot of sugarcane
supplies, unapproved varieties intermixed with
approved ones. It is not possible to refuse even
total loads of unapproved varieties and face
problems detriment to sugarcane crushing
campaigns.
The problem could have been overcome if the
authorities had firmly removed this evil practice.
"Instead, your letter alleges sugar mills opting
for deduction of price for poor quality, which is
absolutely unfair," it said.
PSMA-SZ has asked the Cane Commissioner (CC) to
consider the issues in totality and in a fair
manner. "Rejection of sugarcane lots being
supplied to mills containing unapproved varieties
would be more problematic," it said.
Courtesy Business Recorder |
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