CM pushes for early revival of closed sugar mills in state

Patna: CM Nitish Kumar on Friday asked officials concerned to ensure the early restart of all closed sugar mills in the state.

Chairing a review meeting at his residence on the implementation of “Samriddh Udyog-Sashakt Bihar”, one of the seven resolves under ‘Saat Nishchay-3’, Nitish said, “It is good that Sasamusa sugar mill is being started soon. The remaining closed sugar mills should also be started as soon as possible.”


During the meeting, the CM emphasised that implementation of the scheme must be completed properly and speedily. “With the reopening of old closed sugar mills, farmers will benefit greatly, and employment opportunities will also be available to people,” he said.

He also directed officials to take action for establishing new sugar mills. “Work in a phased manner with an action plan to include Bihar among the 5 developed states of the country,” he told them.

Industries secretary Kundan Kumar made a presentation on various aspects of the scheme. Additional chief secretary, sugar cane industries department, K Senthil Kumar and information technology secretary Abhay Kumar Singh briefed the chief minister on progress in their respective departments. Senthil Kumar informed him that Sasamusa Sugar Mill in Gopalganj district would start soon.

A communique from the chief minister’s office stated that the mills identified for revival include Chanpatia in West Champaran, Barachakia and Motihari in East Champaran, Sasamusa in Gopalganj, Marhaura in Saran, Motipur in Muzaffarpur, Samastipur in Samastipur, and Sakri and Raiyam in Darbhanga.

In Nov 2025, the NDA govt led by Nitish approved revival of nine closed mills and establishment of 25 new ones. A high-level committee under chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit was constituted in Dec 2025 to oversee the process.

Of the nine mills listed for revival, seven — Raiyam (Darbhanga), Sakri (Madhubani), Samastipur, Motipur (Muzaffarpur), Marhaura (Saran), Barachakia (East Champaran) and Chanpatia (West Champaran) — are in the public sector while Motihari and Sasamusa (Gopalganj) are in the private sector.