State-wise monthly sugar quota for sale in September 2025

In a notification issued on August 29, the Food Ministry allocated a monthly sugar quota of 23.5 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for September 2025 to 582 mills, which is similar to the quota allocated for September 2024.

In September 2024, the government had allocated a monthly sugar quota of 23.5 LMT for domestic sale. For August 2025, the allocated sugar quota was 22.5 LMT.

The overall quota for the 2023–24 season (from October 2023 to September 2024) was 291.50 LMT, whereas for the 2024–25 season (from October 2024 to September 2025), the sugar quota stands at 275.50 LMT.

According to market experts, the upcoming months will see festivals like Durga Puja, so there will be increased demand in the domestic market. The market is expected to remain sideways to bullish, with an uptick of Rs.50 to Rs. 70 per quintal in domestic prices. Last year, in September, sugar consumption was 25.10 LMT.

State-wise sugar quota for sale in September 2025

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 15.08.2025. 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 August-2025 through API by 15th September, 2025. Non-complaint sugar mills may not be allocated any release quota from next month.

All 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-Il 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, as per DFPD.

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