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CHAMAN KAUL: Sugar tastes sweet is not right for millions of north Indians due to its increasing rates by every passing day. In early nineties the rate of sugar at retailer level was just Rs 6 and the same has increased many folds in few years. Sky rocketing prices of sugar rates is neither a global phenomena nor an out come of domestic crisis but is a result of well designed conspiracy.
Corporate experts are of view that by closing down major number of sugar mills in northern states like Bihar, UP and Punjab in a bid to benefit the mill owners in southern part of country as maximum number of politicians and bureaucrats are directly or indirectly related with these mills. Secondly, bulk quantity of export of raw sugar is also considered as a factor.
It is pertinent to mention that Brazil is the largest sugar manufacturer and serves sugar to entire world but due to breaking of unabated fire in the fields of sugar cane destroyed crop resulting in shortage of raw sugar. Keeping developments in view Union Ministry has announced that there is no hope of reducing the rates of sugar in future also.
Back here in Jammu and Kashmir things are all together different as to over come dearth of sugar, the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution department has decided to increase the quota in favor of consumers. “We have enhanced the quota 700 grams per head per ration card from one kilogram per ration card” said Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Qamar Ali Akhoon. He said ministry is keeping a close watch over the rates of other commodities including pulses, vegetables and other allied food items. He expressed hope the common masses would not be left to suffer.
It is worth to mention that rates of commodities including sugar do not rise over night but use to increase gradually. Rates of sugar in the states like UP, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi raised from Rs.1 to Rs 8 fro the beginning of current financial and slightly dipped in the month of August by Rs 5 variably in all the state but remained increasing continuously in J & K.
“Rs 42 per kilogram sugar is unaffordable as even in a house hold affairs” said Sham Lal and added that in crease in rates of sugar means increase in the rate of a cup of tea which a poor man used to take several times a day while on work or at home. He said sweets are also sky rocketing with the result festival and religious occasions are becoming tougher to celebrate.
It is high time that malpractice and corruption is to be watched by the authorities at the helm of affairs to make the move initiated by the government in the interest of common masses to make them not to suffer for sufficient supplies of sugar at ration depots, a retired CAPD employee said and added that if things are delivered with smooth functioning as desired by the government, there are lesser chances for scarcity of sugar in the markets especially on the government ration depots.
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