Sugar checks to intensify after GST discrepancies
Pune: The government has announced a heightened focus on physical inspections of sugar stocks, commencing October 9th, in response to inconsistencies discovered in weekly sales and Goods and Services Tax (GST) filings submitted by certain sugar mills. Traders have noted a tightening of sugar supply in anticipation of major festivals, including Dussehra and Diwali.
The Department of Food and Public Distribution revealed these plans in a letter to sugar mills and related entities. Initially, the government transitioned from monthly to fortnightly quotas, and more recently, introduced weekly sales targets. Mills are now mandated to sell and dispatch at least 45% of their allocated quota in the first week of October, with the remainder to be sold and dispatched in the following week.
Non-compliance could result in penalties under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and the Sugar (Control) Order, 2025. The government is currently scrutinizing discrepancies between GST data, sale invoices, buyer information, and dispatch or lifting records, initiating legal action against mills found in violation.
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