Which of these has been given a higher sugar stock holding limit than the rest of the country?
- A.Mumbai and the State of Gujarat
- B.Chennai and the State of Kerala
- C.Kolkata with its extended metropolitan areas and the State of Assam
- D.Delhi and the State of Punjab
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These were kept outside the general ceiling and given a limit twice as large, because Kolkata draws sugar from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka and forwards it to eastern India including the North-East, while the higher figure for Assam reflects the geography of the region, the logistics of moving goods…
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