Cane Commissioner

- Introduction - Objectives - Crushing Schedule of Varieties in Punjab - Order and Acts - Tissue Culture in Punjab - Sugarcane Control Board - Contact Information

Introduction

Punjab is a sub –tropical State which has extreme weather conditions with severe cold during December- January and scorching heat during May- June. Thus the climate of Punjab is not conductive for the optimum growth of sugarcane crop as from July to October after which drop in temperature induces sugar accumulation and ripening. But, even though the climatic conditions for sugarcane cultivation in Punjab are bit as conducive as in tropical areas. It provides alternative to widely adopted wheat-paddy cropping system. Development of improved varieties and new crop production ,plant protection and processing technologies have played a vital role in promoting sugarcane cultivation and expansion of sugar industry.

During the year 1965-66, there were 5 sugar mills in the state with crushing capacity of 4950 TCD (tonnes Cane Daily). At present 22 sugar mills are working, out of which 15 are in cooperative sector and 7 are in private sector. Apart from these, one cooperative sector sugar mill at Budhalada is under liquidation since 1995-96. The total crushing capacity of the 22 working sugar mils is 52016 TCD. The area under sugarcane during the year 2003-04 was 1.35 lakh hectares from which about 80.85 lakh tonnes of sugarcane was produced with an average productivity of 59.89 tonnes per hectares. The total cane crushed by the mills during 2003-04 was 40.65 lakh tonnes, sugar produced was 3.94 lakh tonnes and sugar recovery was 9.70%.
 
Overview

1. To increase the production-cum-productivity of sugarcane and increase the recovery of sugar.

2. To improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of cultivation by adopting latest technologies.

3. Rapid multiplication of disease-free seed of new improved varieties of sugarcane.

4. To encourage diversification in agriculture.

5. To safeguard the interests of cane growers and sugar industry by monitoring and enforcing the Acts,      rules and orders.

Crushing Schedule of Varieties in Punjab

Month	Varieties	Crop(S)
October	CoJ 64	Ratoon (A)
	CoJ 83	Ratoon (S)
	CoJ 85	Plants (A)
November	CoJ 64	Ratoon (A)
	CoJ 83	Ratoon (S)
	CoJ 85	Plants (A)
December	CoJ 64	Ratoon (S)
	CoJ 83
	CoJ 85
January	CoJ 88	Ratoon (S)
	CoJ 8436
February	CoJ 64	Plants (S)
	CoJ 83
	CoJ 85
March	CoJ 88	Plants (S)
	CoJ 8436
April	CoJ 1148	Ratoon (S)
		Plants (S)

S= Spring; A=Autumn

• Assuming that crushing starts on October, 21
   

Order and Acts

S.No.	PARTICULARS
1.	The Essential Commodity Act, 1955
2.	The Sugarcane Control Order, 1966.
3.	The Sugar Control Order, 1966.
4.	The Punjab Khandsari sugar Manufactures, Licensing Order,1972
5.	The Punjab Gur Manufactures, Licensing Order, 1973.
6.	The Punjab Sugarcane (Regulation of Purchase and Supply) rules, 1953
7.	The Punjab Sugarcane (Regulation of Purchase and Supply) rules, 1958
8.	The Sugar Development Fund Rules, 1983
9.	The Sugar Development Fund Rules, 1982
10.	The Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961.

Tissue Culture in Punjab
Seed multiplication of sugarcane by tissue culture technique offer mass multiplication of new varieties and hence facilitates their speed; much faster as compared to conventional method. Using tissue culture, the old varieties which have become susceptible to diseases can also be rejuvenated by taking diseases free apical Bud for mass multiplication of seed of a variety have evolved and become prevalent in a region, thereby prolong the field life of a variety. Secondly, transportation of seed material from national/international level be dispensed with, thus eliminate seed transmitted diseases and pests.
Punjab Government provided financial assistance as grant-in-aid for the establishment of tissue culture laboratories in the following sugar mills

Sr. No	Name of the Sugar Mill	Year of Establishment	Production Capacity (Plantlets/years)
1.	Nawanshahr	1998	5 Lakhs
2.	Amloh	1998	5 Lakhs
3.	Butter Sevian	1998	5 Lakhs
4.	Dasuya	2002	5 Lakhs

The cost of sugarcane seed produced through tissue culture techniques comes approximately to Rs. 4 to 5 per Plantlet which is costly, but the sugar mills provide this deed at the rate of 0.75 to 3 per Plantlet on subsidized rate to the cane growers.

Sugarcane Control Board

S.No	Official Members
1.	Minister of Agriculture, Punjab	Chairman
2.	Minister of State of Agriculture and Revenue	Member
3.	Financial Commissioner, Development and Secretary to Government, Punjab, Agriculture Development	Member
4.	Principal Secretary to Government, Punjab, Finance Department (or his representative)	Member
5.	Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Punjab (Or his representatives)	Member
6.	Director of Agriculture, Punjab	Member
7.	Managing Director, Sugarfed, Punjab	Member
8.	Cane Commissioner, Punjab	Member Secretary
Non Official Members
9.	Bhai Devinder Singh, S/o Bhai Shamsher Singh Malout Road, Muktsar	Member
10.	S. Jarnail Singh S/o S.Harbhajan Singh VPO: Semrai, Distrcit Jalandhar	Member
11.	S. Jagjit Singh S/o S. Surinder Pal Singh Kang Vill. Boor Majra, Distt. Ropar	Member
12.	S. Darshan Singh, Ex. MLA Jagraon, District Ludhiana	Member
13.	Sh. Ravi Rinwa S/o Sh. Prithvi Raj Rinwa Abohar, District Ferozepur	Member
14.	Rana Gurjit Singh, Rana Sugars Ltd. Butter Savian, District Amritsar	Member
15.	Managing Director, The Batala Cooperative Sugar Mills Batala, District Gurdaspur	Member

irector, Sugarcane Research Centre, P.A.U., Ludhiana will be allowed to continue as special invitee.

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