Govt reconstitutes Sugar Advisory Board
All Pakistan Sugar Mills Association, the lobby working to safeguard the interests of sugar mills, had sought permission to export 500,000 tons. PHOTO: FILE
The federal government has reconstituted the Sugar Advisory Board and appointed the federal minster for national food security as its chairman, a notification said.
Trade minister, trade secretary, industries and production secretary and food security secretary have been appointed as the members of the board.
The notification said that each provincial government will have a representative as a board member.
Chairmen of Pakistan Sugar Mills Association in Islamabad, Sindh, Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa will be included as board members.
Kissan Board Pakistan president, Chamber of Agriculture president and Kissan Association of Pakistan president have will also be the members of the Sugar Advisory Board.