The government has allocated 16.12 lakh tonnes of sugar to meet the internal demands during this month. According to an official release, out of total quota released, the Food Ministry has earmarked 14 lakh tonnes for sale in the open market and the remaining 2.12 lakh tonnes will be allocated for ration shops. The Ministry expects, the released quantity of sugar will be sufficient to meet the internal demand of sugar during the current month. The ministry has also directed sugar mills to sell the entire non-levy quantity released in the current month itself. Sugar mills contribute 10 per cent of their contribution to the government for distribution through ration shops.