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BALRAMPUR CHINI MILLS LIMITED

Notes forming part of the Standalone Financial Statements

Note No. : 36 Other disclosures (contd.)
(v) The Central Government pursuant to Notification No. 1(4)/2018-SP-I dated 28th September 2018 allocated factory-wise Minimum
Indicative Export Quota (MIEQ) of 50 Lakh MT for export of sugar in sugar season 2018-19. The Company was allocated MIEQ of 1,80,160
MT as per the said Notification. The Notification required the mills to undertake exports allocated to them under MIEQ or 16.70 kg of
sugar per MT of actual cane crushed by them during sugar season 2018-19, whichever is lower.
The Company has physically exported 75.20 MT (Previous Year: 1,66,701.80 MT) of raw /white sugar by way of direct exports and
through merchant exporter.
(vi) The Central Government pursuant to Notification No. 1(14)/2018-S.P.-I dated 5th October, 2018 announced the Scheme for defraying
expenditure towards internal transport, freight, handling and other charges on export with a view to facilitate export of sugar during
sugar season 2018-19. Based on actual expenditure incurred by the Company on physical exports a sum of H 1.77 Lacs (Previous Year :
H 4194.75 Lacs) has been deducted from Miscellaneous expenses under Other expenses. Further, a sum of H 90.11 Lacs (Previous Year:
H 593.88 Lacs) has been shown under line item “Re-imbursement of transportation expenses for export” under Revenue from operations.
(vii) The Central Government pursuant to Notification No. 1(14)/2019-S.P.-I dated 16th September, 2019 issued by the Ministry of Consumer
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution) allocated factory wise Maximum Admissible Export
Quantity (MAEQ) for export of sugar for the sugar season 2019-20. The Company was allocated MAEQ quota of 2,29,225 MT as per
the said Notification. Subsequently, pursuant to re-allocation of MAEQ quota of sugar for export during sugar season 2019-20 of non-
performing mills vide Notification No. 1(14)/2019-S.P.-I dated 18th February 2020, the Company was allocated additional MAEQ quota
of 85,115 MT.
The Company has physically moved for export 2,60,577 MT of raw /white sugar till 31st March 2020 by way of exports through merchant
exporter.

The Central Government pursuant to Notification No. 1(14)/2019-S.P.-I dated 12th September, 2019, notifed a Scheme for providing
assistance to sugar mills @ H 10,448.00 per MT on export of sugar covering expenses on marketing costs including handling, upgrading
and other processing costs and costs of international and internal transport and freight charges on export of sugar with a view to
facilitate export of sugar during sugar season 2019-20 thereby improving the liquidity position of sugar mills enabling them to clear
cane price dues of farmers for sugar season 2019-20. Accordingly, H 27225.08 Lacs has been shown under line item “Export Incentive
and assistance” under Revenue from operations.
(viii) The Central Government pursuant to Notification No. 1(6)/2018-S.P.-I dated 15th June, 2018 issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution) announced a Scheme for Creation and Maintenance of
Buffer Stock of 30 Lakh MT of sugar by the sugar mills in the country for one year w.e.f. 1st July, 2018 with a view to improve liquidity of
the sugar industry; enabling sugar mills to clear cane price arrears of farmers and to stabilize domestic sugar price. The Company was
allocated 1,11,045 MT of buffer stock with respect to its ten sugar mills located in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
Similarly, the Central Government pursuant to Notification No. 1(8)/2019-S.P.-I dated 31st July, 2019 issued by the Ministry of Consumer
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution) announced a Scheme for Creation and Maintenance
of Buffer Stock of 40 Lakh MT of sugar by the sugar mills in the country for one year w.e.f. 1st August, 2019 with a view to improve
liquidity of the sugar industry; enabling sugar mills to clear cane price arrears of farmers and to stabilize domestic sugar price. The
Company was allocated 1,40,801 MT of buffer stock with respect to its ten sugar mills located in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

Accordingly, H 3197.75 Lacs (Previous Year: H 2053.01 Lacs) has been adjusted during the year ended 31st March 2020 as reduction in
“Finance cost”. Further, storage charges amounting to H 555.70 Lacs (Previous Year: H 360.57 Lacs) shown under line item “Insurance
and storage charges on buffer stock” under Revenue from Operations.
(ix) The Central Government vide its Notification No. S.O. 3523 (E) dated 19th July, 2018 issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food
and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution) notified a scheme namely “Scheme for extending financial
assistance to sugar mills for enhancement and augmentation of ethanol production capacity” with a view to increase production of
ethanol and its supply under Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme, and thereby to improve the liquidity position of the sugar
mills enabling them to clear cane price arrears of the farmers for which interest subvention @ 6% or 50% of rate of interest charged by
banks (whichever is lower) would be borne by the Central Government for a tenure of 5 years from the date of disbursement of the
loan.

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