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Indian workers make jaggery at a local jaggery plant in Uttar Pradesh. The process of jaggery making includes extraction, clarification and concentration of sugarcane juice. A person at a jaggery plant in Uttar Pradesh boils the juice to clarifies it. Boiling takes place about 2 to 3 hours. The stage at which semi-fluid material is formed then it is transferred rectangular boxes or Bucket shape boxes as per requirement. This mass is allowed to cool in solid form. Sugar industry in India is a well-developed industry and one of the largest sectors after Textile. It provides rural employment opportunities and plays an important role in the economy. Jaggery is also manufactured from sugarcane juice and is widely consumed in households, eateries, restaurants, sweetmeat shops etc. In crude form,