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The Telangana Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act, 1961

The Telangana Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act, 1961

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The Telangana Sugarcane Act of 1961 regulates the supply, purchase, and pricing of sugarcane to protect growers and stabilize the sugar industry. It applies to sugarcane farmers, agricultural cooperatives, sugar factory occupiers, and processing unit owners. By establishing designated factory zones, advisory committees, and local development councils, the law coordinates supply chains and promotes local crop development. Crucially, it safeguards farmers' livelihoods by requiring factories to pay for delivered sugarcane within fourteen days, imposing interest on late payments. This framework helps prevent exploitation, ensures fair market access, and maintains agricultural stability across the state.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Constitution of the committee.
  4. 4. Functions of the committee.
  5. 5. Constitution of Council.
  6. 6. Functions of the Council.
  7. 7. Casual vacancy in the Council.
  8. 8. Council Fund.
  9. 9. Appointment of Cane Commissioner.
  10. 10. Appointment of Deputy Cane Commissioner.
  11. 11. Inspectors.
  12. 12. Estimate of cane required by a factory and fixation of minimum quantity of cane to be crushed.
  13. 13. Register of cane growers and cane growers' co-operative societies.
  14. 14. Power of survey, etc.
  15. 15. Declaration of factory zone.
  16. 16. Regulation of supply and purchase of cane in factory zone.
  17. 17. Appeal.
  18. 18. Revision.
  19. 19. Payment of cane price.
  20. 20. Power to declare varieties of cane as unsuitable for use in factories or khandasari units.
  21. 21. Levy of tax on purchase of cane.
  22. 21-A. Finality of levy of tax.
  23. 22. Determination of occupier of factory or owner of khandasari unit for the purposes of this Act.
  24. 23. Penalties.
  25. 23-A. Confiscation of vehicles and weigh bridges.
  26. 24. Institution of proceedings.
  27. 25. Composition of offences.
  28. 26. Special powers of Magistrates.
  29. 27. Protection of acts done in good faith.
  30. 28. Power to make rules.
  31. 29. Repeal and savings.
  32. 30. Validation.
  33. 31. Power to remove difficulties.

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