In a notification released on February 27, the Food Ministry allocated a monthly sugar quota of 22.5 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for March 2026.
In February 2026, the government had allocated a monthly sugar quota of 22.5 LMT for domestic sale.
State-wise monthly sugar quota for sale in March 2026
According to market experts, following the announcement of the 22.5 LMT sugar quota for March 2026, the domestic market is expected to remain bullish with the commencement of Ramadan, which began on February 17 and continues until mid-March. With the festival, demand momentum is expected to remain strong, and from mid-February, sugar mills in Maharashtra have begun to end crushing operations, which will help reduce oversupply in the market.
According to the notification, the process of integrating the ERP/SAP systems of sugar mills with the NSWS portal through APIs is underway and the same is
required to be completed by 10.03.2026. All sugar mills are hereby directed to ensure development their API modules and integrate with NSWS portal in a time bound manner and submit the monthly P-II for February, 2026 through API by 10th March, 2026. Non-complaint sugar mills may not be allocated any release quota from next month.
All the sugar mills have been directed to ensure the compliance of mandatory packaging of 20% of sugar in jute bags under Jute Packaging Material (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987 and submit the information thereof in P-II proforma on NSWS portal. Any violation of this order would attract the penal provisions under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, as amended from time to time.
