Functions of the committee

The committee shall advise the Government on the following matters, namely :- (a) the regulation of supply and purchase of cane for factories and khandasari units; (b) the varieties of cane which are suitable or unsuitable for use in factories and khandasari units; (c) the maintenance of healthy relations between occupiers of factories, owners of Khandasari units, cane growers, cane growers’ co-operative Societies and councils; (d) such other matters as may be prescribed; If the requirements of cane of a factory in any crushing season exceed the quantity of cane that is available for supply to the factory from different sources mentioned in paragraph 1, the additional requirements may be taken from the share-holders of the factory who has grown cane in the factory zone in proportion to the shares held by him with the approval of the Cane Commissioner upto a maximum of fifty percent of the total additional requirements. The balance of requirements has to be taken from the registered can growers of 5,4,3,2, and 1 year groups in the order of mention who may be having excees cane available. If the full additional requirements are not met from these sources also, the balance of requirements may be taken from new cane growers in the factory zone: Provided that nothing in this paragraph shall apply in the case of a co-operative factory where its members offer to supply the said additional requirements in accordance with its by-laws.