Kolhapur: India’s sugar industry is expecting key policy decisions during Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah’s two-day visit to Kolhapur on June 19 and 20, with hopes rising around long-pending demands related to sugar pricing, ethanol support and financial restructuring.
Industry representatives believe the visit could bring clarity on measures aimed at easing financial pressure on sugar mills ahead of the next crushing season.
Expectations have grown following a recent meeting in New Delhi where a Maharashtra delegation led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis discussed the challenges facing the sugar sector and placed several pending…