Question

How many people are employed in the Gur and Khandsari Industry?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Sugar and Jaggery (Gur) are the sweetening agents which are primary extracted from sugarcane across the world. India is the largest producer of Jaggery and the second largest producer of sugarcane.

Khandsari units are located in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,Gujarat and Karnataka. It provides huge employment to a large scale of the population.

The sugarcane industry in India plays a very important role in socio-eco development of rural India. About 75% of the rural population are involved in cultivation, harvesting of sugarcane along with its additional activities.

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