11. Sugar Technology Mission

♤ This mission was launched in 1994 with an objective to improve and upgrade the technology for Indian sugar Industry. It is a joint initiative of Directorate of Sugar & Edible Oils (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) and Department of Science & Technology.

♤ The purpose is to use latest environment friendly, cost effective technologies for achieving efficient sugar production through improvement in plant efficiencies, energy saving and reduced inputs.

♤ The mission has provided financial support to a number of new technologies and has successfully commercialised and replicated them to yield benefits in sugar recovery, improvement in quality etc. such as Ethanol from secondary juices, low pressure extraction, planetary gear box etc.