Inter state sugar factory efficiency: A comparative analysis

This study was carried out to compare the average efficiency ranks of the various sugar producing states on the basis of their respective average technical efficiency scores with a view to identifying the inefficient sugar producing states. Using the Data Envelopment Analysis Model, the study identified the inefficient sugar producing stats and revealed that Bihar can increase 12.28 per cent (3936 Tonnes) of sugar output with given inputs, Tamil Nadu 10.22 per cent (3709 Tonnes), Punjab 8.52 per cent (1467 Tonnes), Karnataka 6.12 per cent (1832 Tonnes) Uttaranchal 5.89 per cent (2386 Tonnes), Haryana 5.54 per cent (1803 Tonnes), Chhattisgarh 3.15 per cent (364 Tonnes) Madhya Pradesh 3.27per cent (348 Tonnes), Orissa 1.95 per cent (146 Tonnes) and Goa 1.27per cent (103 Tonnes).