Services
The principal objective of NFCSF is to promote and develop cooperatives of
sugarcane growers and to provide support, services and guidance to its affiliated
cooperative sugar factories and State and zonal level Federations of cooperative
sugar factories for their efficient and sustained working. In pursuance of this
object, the NFCSF has been providing the following services to its member
factories.
Technical Services
The technical and promotional cell comprising experts in various fields i.e.
Engineering, Sugar Technology, Sugar Agronomy, Financial Management, Man
Power Planning, Cogeneration and By-Products etc. of NFCSF has been
providing technical and promotional services to its member cooperative sugar
factories in order to improve their technical performance. The main objectives of
the cell are to provide technical know how, advice and other assistance in
selection, purchase, installation, operation and maintenance of plant and
machinery, assistance in selection of technical personnel for member factories
and suggesting ways and means to increase capacity utilisation and operational
efficiency of existing sugar factories. The cell has also provided its services for
establishment of new cooperative sugar factories in different parts of the country
right from inception to commissioning i.e. preparation of project and feasibility
report, cane development, site selection, tender documents for plant and
machinery, project scheduling, manpower planning, inspection of plant and
machinery at manufacturers works, project monitoring, erection, commissioning
and so forth. In case of working sugar factories, the cell has prepared projects for
modernisation/expansion schemes, energy conservation, improvement in
working efficiency, improvement in quality of sugar and optimisation of crushing
capacity. The experts of the cell who have wide national and international
experience deal with various engineering, manufacturing and management
aspects of the sugar factories. The volume of work handled by the technical cell
of NFCSF can be gauged by the fact that since its establishment in 1977 as
many as 160 new cooperative sugar factories have been set up and 70
cooperative sugar factories have availed of its services for expansion purpose.
Besides NFCSF has also undertaken rehablitation packages for 24 sick
cooperative sugar mills of the country. In addition to above, 13 nos. DPR for
optimization / rehabilitation-cum-modernisation & balancing of the sugar
factories, 4 nos. DPR for new sugar factories, 3 nos. DPR for cogeneration and 3
nos. DPR for ethanol projects have been prepared.
The services are also provided for sugarcane development varietal development
and improvement in agricultural practices for improving yield, to reduce cost of
cultivation, DPR for Ethanol, Alcohol, Co-generation is also being provided.
Inspection of machinery at manufacturer works is also done as per NFCSF
standard procedure.
The Cell has also gained international experience through preparation of Detailed
Project Report for new sugar mills in Nepal and Kenya.
The Experts of this Federation have travelled widely in India and abroad and
have visited the sugar industries of Mauritius, Reunion, Thailand, South Africa,
Pakistan, Australia, Kenya, Nigeria, Vietnam, Colombia, USA etc. They have
also attended several International Conferences and Congresses of the
International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, ICUMSA, F.A.O. etc.
Jobs Completed
35 - New sugar plants of 1250 TCD capacity
51 - New sugar plants of 2500 TCD capacity.
36 - Expansion projects upto 10000 TCD capacity.
08 - Co-generation projects.
09 - Distillery / Ethanol Projects
Nepal - DPR for new sugar project.
Kenya - Survey for a new sugar plant
Promotional Service
The technical and promotional cell prepares the Indian Standard Specifications
for machinery and components of sugar factories for approval of Bureau of Indian
Standard. The representatives of the cell also participates in various seminars,
conferences – and workshops – both national and international, to gather new
know-hows and also to present their own views for the promotion of their
member factories. The cell also member of the Committee, Government of India
for upgrading the Standard Specifications for 2500, 5000, 7500 TCD plants.
Economic Consultancy
The financial wing of NFCSF has been helping new cooperative sugar factories
and expansion projects in obtaining term loans from central financial institutions,
preparing of feasibility and project reports, cash flow etc. The Financial wing also
prepares memoranda for submission to Commission for Agricultural Costs &
Prices (CACP) and Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices (BICP) for fixation of
minimum sugarcane price and levy sugar price so that the interest of the
sugarcane farmers are taken care of. These are very exhaustive work, done after
collection of data from factories and compilation of them. The wing also looks into
the credit, excise and taxation problems of the member factories to ensure
smooth functioning of the factories. The Financial Cell is also prepared Standard
and Uniform method of Accounting & Costing in sugar factories.
Legal Service
The sugar industry is in a transitional state, from a highly regulated one it is
moving towards complete deregulation, in the process the industry has to face
many problems, which harm the industry. In a world where justice is meted out
only on demand, the NFCSF takes up the cudgels on behalf of their members
who are mainly poor and marginal farmers. It guides the members on various
legal issues and also takes legal recourse on behalf of members, if the matter
cannot be settled amicably.
Developmental Activity
In order to motivate and make the cooperative sugar factories achieve their best,
the NFCSF introduced a scheme of „Efficiency Awards‟ in 1985, which over the
years has added many dimensions to it. Beginning with „Technical Efficiency
Awards in 1985, NFCSF introduced „Cane Development Efficiency Award‟ in
1990-91, „Best Utilization of By-products‟ in 1994-95, „Overall Best Cooperative
Sugar Factory‟ in 1995-96 and „Financial Management Award‟ in 1994-45. The
current scheme of awards welcomes a healthy competition amongst cooperative
sugar factories.
Research & Development and Training Center
Considering the need for making Indian sugar globally competitive to meet the
challenges of liberalisation policy, the WTO and ICUMSA norms, the National
Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited (NFCSF), set up the
Research & Development and Training Center at FC-33, Jasola, New Delhi. The
Center organized a workshop on “Comprehensive Approach for Sugar Complex”
in Shimla from September 22-24, 2005, a five day‟s seminar on “Energy
Conservation and Reduction in Cost of Sugar Production in Sugar Industry” was
organized at the R&D and Training Center in Jasola from May 15-19, 2006 and
also in Sikkim from June 23 – 27, 2006.
As the future of Indian Sugar Industry will largely depend on how cost effective
and technically advanced, the industry can be in the field and factory, the thrust
of the activities of Research and Development are at present focused on :-
To improve the quality of sugarcane through high sugar content, early
maturing, its management for insects, pests and diseases, better recovery
and yields.
Improving the efficiency productivity and quality of sugar to make it
internationally competitive.
Reducing inventory and maintenance cost.
Reducing steam, fuel, power and water consumption.
Proper utilisation of all by-products of the sugar industry and setting up co-
generation and ethanol projects.
To ensure that the Research and Development cover all areas of sugarcane,
sugar, their down stream products and allied products, NFCSF constituted the
following committee of experts in various fields from major sugar producing
States and research institutes.
1. Mr. Vinay Kumar, Chairman
Managing Director, NFCSF
2. Mr. R.P. Singhal Member
Ex-Chief Director (Sugar)
3. Managing Director, The Punjab Member
State Federation of Cooperative
Sugar Mills Ltd.
4. Mr. R.P. Singh, Member
Cane Adviser, The Haryana State
Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd.
5. General Manager (Tech.), Member
The Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Sugar
Factories Federation Ltd.
6. Professor (Sugar Technology), Member
Vasantdada Sugar Institute
7. Director Member
National Sugar Institute
8. Professor (Sugar Technology), Member
National Sugar Institute
9. Adviser (Technical), Member
The Tamil Nadu State Federation of
Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd.
10. Technical Adviser (Engg.) Member
Karnataka State Federation of
Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd.
11. Mr. D.K. Jauhari Member
NFCSF
12. Mr. Jasbir Singh Member
Technical Adviser, NFCSF
13. Mr. A.K. Jain Member
Dy, Financial Adviser, NFCSF
14. Dr. J.P. Singh, Member
Chief Cane Adviser, NFCSF
15. Mr. B. Shivanna Member Secretary
Chief Sugar Technologist, NFCSF
As the Indian sugar industry has vast potentials and there is a whole new world
for the Indian sugar industry to explore and attain heights the aim of NFCSF is to
make sugar complexes, where utilisation of sugarcane and sugar is made to the
fullest by setting up allied industries based on all products and by-products of
sugarcane and sugar.
Sugar Policy Matters
Besides informing the member factories and State Federations about sugar
releases, major developments on policy matters, pricing and other matters
relating to sugar industry and undertaking follow-up action on factories
representations and problems, the NFCSF represents to the Government on
important policy issues for the welfare of their members.
Sugarcane Development
As sugarcane forms the backbone of sugar industry, NFCSF has been laying
emphasis on development of sugarcane. Therefore, besides helping the sugar
factories to get loan from Sugar Development Fund, the Chief Cane Adviser of
NFCSF advices the members on latest technologies on sugarcane agronomy,
better cultivation practices by adopting new high sugared content, early maturing
new high yielding varieties of cane to increase sugarcane yield and sugar
recovery in the country. The Chief Cane Adviser also advises the members on
pests and diseases management in sugarcane field. 200 SDF loan applications
have been prepared.
Statistical Information
NFCSF maintains up-to-date statistical information on all aspects of sugar,
sugarcane and allied products.
Efficiency Awards
In order to imbibe a spirit of healthy competition amongst member cooperative
sugar factories for improvement in their technical performance, NFCSF
introduced Technical Efficiency Awards in its Silver Jubilee Year (1985).
Encouraged by the results of healthy competition of Technical Efficiency Awards,
the NFCSF had introduced similar awards for Cane Development, Financial
Management & Overall Best Cooperative Sugar Factory in subsequent years.
A Committee comprising experts from the Board of Directors of NFCSF, technical
experts from NFCSF and other organisations like National Sugar Institute,
Kanpur, Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune, NCDC and representatives of State
Federations formulates the guidelines and scrutinizes the proposals every year.