The Union Government has de-licensed the sugar industry to encourage the setting up of new sugar mills in the country.
This was informed by Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal.
Government is encouraging sugar mills to divert excess sugarcane to ethanol blended with petrol a long-term measure to deal with the problem of excess sugar.
This will not only serve as a green fuel but also save foreign exchange on account of crude oil import.