New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The government has doubled the stockholding limit for bulk sugar consumers to 30 days but restricted the additional amount to imports under the Advance Authorisation Scheme (AAS) and Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).

The move is aimed at ensuring adequate supplies are available for food and other industries ahead of the festive season without putting additional pressure on domestic stocks, the government said in a statement on Friday.

The government permitted duty-free import of 1 million tonnes of raw sugar to augment domestic availability and curtail rising prices on 21 August.

The stock that bulk consumers purchase from the open market will continue to be capped at 15 days of consumption, the Department of Food and Pub...