India will only provide subsidy to mills that export sugar: minister

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India will only provide financial assistance to sugar mills that export the sweetener, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan told reporters on Thursday.

India's production will outstrip local demand and we will ensure all mills export the sweetener, Paswan said on the sidelines of the Globoil India conference.

(Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav and Emily Chow; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)