<h1>Strict Penalties for Sugar Mills Violating Stock Limits: New Guidelines to Prevent Hoarding and Control Prices</h1> The government will enforce strict penalties on sugar mills that violate monthly stock holding limits set to prevent hoarding and control price hikes. For April, the limit is 23.5 lakh tonnes. Repeated violations have prompted new guidelines: first-time violators will face a 100% deduction of excess sugar from the next month's quota, increasing to 150% for subsequent breaches. Mills dispatching less than 90% of their quota without notice will face future allocation restrictions. Multiple violations will lead to disqualification from additional releases and government benefits, including ethanol procurement reductions. These measures, effective April 1, 2025, aim to stabilize sugar supply and prices.