Question

What is the position of India as a sugar producing nation in the world?

Answer 1

India stands on second position in the world in the production of sugar but it occupies the first place in the production of gur and khandsari. There are over 460 sugar mills in the country spread over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat along with Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. Sixty per cent mills are in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.