Panipat Cooperative Sugar Mill has created history by winning the first prize for technical efficiency at the national level, based on its excellent performance in the 2025-26 crushing season.
Haryana cabinet minister Arvind Sharma was also present on the occasion. Officials said this award, achieved with 94 % capacity utilisation, has increased the district’s pride. Mill’s managing director Navdeep Singh Nain said that during the 2025-26 crushing season, the mill crushed 61 lakh quintals of sugarcane and produced 5 lakh quintals of sugar, generating and selling electricity worth approximately ₹ 29 crore.
The DC said the award resulted from the combined efforts, hard work, dedication, and cooperation of the mill’s officers, employees, and farmers. “Despite a challenging crushing season, the mill achieved first place nationally, demonstrating excellent performance in technical efficiency,” he said. Deputy commissioner (DC) and chairman of the sugar mill Harish Kumar Vashisht received the award from Union minister Nitin Gadkari at the national award ceremony held on Tuesday at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.
This is the highest crushing total among the 11 government-owned sugar mills in the state. Officials said that the awards selection committee, chaired by the chief director (sugar), government of India, finalised the results based on the evaluation by the National Cooperative Sugar Factories Federation for the 2025-26 efficiency awards.
