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MAINS 2013
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Do you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India? Discuss with justification.

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What the examiner wants

Take a stand on whether new sugar mills are coming up mainly in southern states and why.

Do you agree? DiscussAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Yes: higher cane yield and sucrose recovery in tropical climate; longer crushing season≈15 words
  2. 2Cooperative movement in Maharashtra; better management and coastal climate≈15 words
  3. 3But: Uttar Pradesh still a leading cane and sugar producer; south faces droughts≈15 words
  4. 4Issues: water-intensive cane in dry Maharashtra and Karnataka≈15 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

StandClimatic reasonsInstitutional reasonsCounter viewConclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Agreeing without the north-south comparison
  • Not mentioning water stress

Draw this

  • Comparison table: UP vs Maharashtra (yield, recovery, crushing days)

Value addition

  • FactPravara at Loni (1950) was India's first cooperative sugar factory.Maharashtra cooperative history
  • CommitteeRangarajan Committee (2012) recommended decontrol: end levy sugar and regulated release.Rangarajan Committee, 2012