API integration: 240 sugar mills have made no progress; timeline extended for completion
The Indian government is integrating sugar mills’ ERP/SAP systems with the NSWS portal to enhance real-time data sharing under the ‘Digital India’ initiative. While 319 mills have started API development, 240 mills have yet to comply. Mills must complete API integration by January 31, 2025, or risk losing domestic sugar quota allocations from February 2025, as mandated by the Sugar (Control) Order, 1966, and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Compliance updates are due by December 20, 2024.
The government is taking proactive measures to ensure the accuracy of data related to sugar and ethanol production. As part of its efforts to enhance the ‘Digital India’ initiative, the Directorate of Sugar and Vegetable Oils has initiated the API integration of sugar mills’ ERP/SAP systems with the NSWS portal. This integration aims to ensure real-time data accuracy, streamline information flow, and eliminate data redundancy. While several sugar mills have already begun the API integration, 240 mills have yet to make any progress in this area.
In a communication to sugar mills, the Under Secretary to the Government of India, Sunil Kumar Swarnkar, stated, “As per the available data, only 319 sugar mills, including sugar mills of 45 groups, are currently working on the development of APIs for sharing monthly P-II data. Despite clear instructions, approximately 240 sugar mills have not made any progress in this regard.”
“The Directorate of Sugar and Vegetable Oils continues its efforts to strengthen the ‘Digital India’ initiative by enabling the sharing of monthly P-II data through APIs on the NSWS portal. As on date, 59 sugar mills, including sugar mills of 11 group, have successfully shared their September-2024 P-II data via APIs. Additionally, 70 more mills are ready to share their data, and 190 sugar mills (including group mills) are developing and testing their API modules. Now, to provide opportunity to remaining sugar mills, the timelines for completion of APIs have been extended upto 31st January,2025. All sugar mills must comply with this timeline in both letter and spirit,” he further added.
Sugar mills have been asked to complete the development of their APIs by the stipulated timelines and provide the status of API development by 20th December 2024. Non-compliant sugar mills may not receive their domestic sugar quota allocations from February 2025 onwards, in accordance with the provisions of the Sugar (Control) Order, 1966 and Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
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Source : Chinimandi
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