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Constitution
of a Task Force for the formulation of Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007).
Task
Force on Sugar Industry
Dated 7th
December 2000
I.
Composition
| 1. |
Secretary,
Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Deptt.
of Sugar and Edible Oils. |
Chairman |
| 2. |
Joint
Secretary(Sugar) , Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution |
Member-Secretary |
| 3. |
Representative
of Planning Commission(I and M) |
Member |
| 4. |
Representative
of Planning Commission(PPD) |
Member |
| 5. |
Representative
of Planning Commission(Agriculture) |
Member |
| 6. |
Representative,
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Deptt.of Chemicals and
Petro-Chemicals |
Member |
| 7. |
Representative,
Ministry of Environment and Forest |
Member |
| 8. |
Representative,
Ministry of Agriculture |
Member |
| 9. |
Director,
National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, |
Member |
| 10. |
President,
Indian Sugar Mills Association, 39, Nehru Place, New Delhi. |
Member |
| 11. |
Managing
Director, National Federation of Cooperative of Sugar Factories
Ltd., Nehru Place, New Delhi. |
Member |
| 12. |
Representative
National Cooperative Development Corporation,
4, SIRI Institutional Area, Hauz Khas, New Delhi. |
Member |
| 13. |
Representative,
Indian Financial Corporation of India, Bank of Baroda Building,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi. |
Member |
| 14. |
Representative,
Indian Khandsari Manufacturers Association, 8-122, Defence Colony,
New Delhi |
Member |
| 15. |
Mission
Director, Sugar Technology Mission(STM),
TIFAC, DST Technology Bhawan, Mehrauli Road, New Delhi. |
Member |
II.
Term of Reference:
- To review the
status of the Sugar Industry upto and during the Ninth Five Year
Plan period alongwith an analysis of capacity and production achievement
(estimates) by 2001-02 vis-a-vis targets highlighting the areas
and reasons for any shortfalls;
- Estimate the
domestic demand, production and availability of sugar and surplus
for export year-wise upto 2006-07 and in the perspective of 15 years;
- Estimate the
capacity and production targets year-wise for 2002-07 alongwith
recommendations for the most advantageous way of achieving the targets
through expansion of the existing capacity and setting up of new
units;
- Evaluate productivity
and economics of the sugar industry and suggest measures to improve
upon the same through technological upgradation, R and D activities,
by-product recovery and diversification like co-generation, paper
manufacture and ethanol production, etc. so as to make the domestic
sugar industry internationally competitive;
- Evaluate the
present norms of consumption of various inputs and to suggest measures
for conservation of water, steam, energy and electricity;
- Suggest measures
to combat pollution in the sugar manufacturing units;
- Suggest measures
including Government policies for sustained export of sugar;
- Assess the
performance of khandsari manufactures and recommend suitable measures
for growth of this sector;
- Suggest measures
for sugarcane development, transport and management for supply of
adequate and good quality cane to the sugar industry;
- Assess the
present employment, direct and indirect, and the additional employment
likely to be generated during 2002-07 and in the perspective of
15 years;
- Assess the
present status of the use of information technology in the sugar
industry and suggest measures for integration of information technology,
automation and networking for improving overall productivity and
efficiency of sugar mills;
- To suggest
areas of training and development, and : augmentation of the present
institutional infrastructure, as required for making available skilled
work-force to the growing sugar industry.
- To make such
other recommendations as may be appropriate.
The
Task Force may co-opt such official(s) or non-official(s) as member
of the Group as considered necessary. The Task Force may also constitute
sub-group(s) if so desired.
The
expenditure on TA/DA in connection with the meetings of the Committee
will be borne by the parent Department/Ministry to which the official
belongs. The non-official members of the Committee will be entitled
to TA/DA as permissible to Grade I officers of the Government of India
and this expenditure will be borne by the Planning Commission.
The Task Force
will submit its report within six months.
