New Delhi, July 31 -- A majority of the country's large khandsari sugar manufacturing units have been registered on the National Single Window System (NSWS) as part of the Centre's efforts to improve regulatory oversight, strengthen data transparency and monitor the sector.

According to official data, 51 of the 66 large khandsari units have been onboarded on the NSWS portal, where all sugar mills are already registered. The remaining khandsari units are expected to register in the sugar season starting October.

Khandsari units are small-scale, traditional units that produce unrefined sugar from sugarcane using basic machinery. They play an important role in India's sugar ecosystem, particularly in rural areas.

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