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Ration sugar will no longer be sweet in Tamil Nadu. Here's why

The decision comes after the Centre withdrew subsidy given to State Government and the recent rise in sugar prices.

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T E Narasimhan Chennai
Tamil Nadu Government is all set to increase the price of sugar sold through Public Distribution System (PDS). The decision comes after the Centre withdrew subsidy given to the state and the recent rise in sugar prices. 

Centre withdrew the subsidy on sugar in June 2017 and restricted the subsidised sugar for 1,864 MT to be supplied to 18.64 lakh Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) cards.Because fo these changes, the subsidy reimbursement from Centre has come down from Rs 20 crore per month to Rs 3.45 crore, said Kumar Jayant, Principal Secretary of Tamil Nadu Government.

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