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- The Uttar Pradesh government has started selling subsidised sugar at ₹50-52 per kg from the Sugarcane Farmers Institute campus in Lucknow, with sales beginning September 5 between 10 am and 5 pm on working days.
- Packs are available in 1-kg (₹52), 2-kg (₹102), 5-kg (₹250) and 50-kg (₹2,500) sizes.
- The move comes as retail sugar prices in Lucknow are running at ₹65-70 per kg, well above the subsidised rate, and the government says the sale is meant to relieve household budgets, particularly for middle- and lower-income families.
- Small retailers may also source sugar at ₹50 per kg through the 50-kg pack, which could push local retail prices down.
What to watch next
- Whether retail sugar prices in Lucknow fall to ₹55-56 per kg next week as sources expect if the scheme succeeds
- Whether sales expand to over 4 million people in Lucknow as planned and continue smoothly on working days
- Whether other price trends — all-India average of ₹61.93 per kg and mill offer prices above ₹4,300 a quintal — influence further government intervention
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Cane Development Department
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“Sugar will be available at Sugarcane Farmers Institute campus for the general public at a reasonable rate of ₹52 per kg”
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…The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to sell sugar at ₹50-52/kg to over 4 million people in Lucknow from Sugarcane Farmers Institute campus. It will likely be available from September 5. “ Sugar will be available at Sugarcane Farmers Institute campus for the general public at a reasonable rate of ₹52 per kg ,” the Cane Development Department of the state government said in a X post on September 3 evening. The facility of sugar at affordable rates is an initiative for relief for the general public, it added sharing a…
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