Co-operative sugar factories in Maharashtra - Case for a fresh look

With more than one-third of the co-operative sugar factories in the state being sick, the Maharashtra government had appointed an expert committee to go into the reasons for the sickness and to suggest remedial measures. In view of the importance of the co-operative sugar industry for Maharashtra's economy as well as the relevance of the expert committee's recommendations for: co-operative sugar factories in a number of other states, these recommendations deserve to-be discussed widely.