खालील विधाने पहा.
(a) पश्चिम महाराष्ट्रात साखर उद्योगाचे केंद्रिकरण मोठ्या प्रमाणात झाले आहे.
(b) अहमदनगर, कोल्हापूर, सातारा, पूणे हे साखर उत्पादनात अग्रेसर जिल्हे आहेत.
(c) महाराष्ट्रात पहिला साखर कारखाना मुंबई येथे उभारण्यात आला.

The correct answer is Option B (statements (a) and (b) are correct.).

Key Points:
• Sugar Industry in Maharashtra:
• Statement (a) is CORRECT: Due to fertile black regur soil, assured canal/river irrigation (Krishna, Godavari, Bhima basins), and a supportive cooperative network, the sugar industry is heavily concentrated in Western Maharashtra.
• Statement (b) is CORRECT: Ahmednagar (the pioneer sugar district), Kolhapur, Satara, Pune, and Sangli are the foremost sugar-producing districts in the state.
• Statement (c) is INCORRECT: The first private sugar factory in Maharashtra was set up in 1919 at Manjri (Pune) / Belapur (Ahmednagar, 1924), while the first cooperative sugar factory was established in 1949–50 at Pravaranagar (Loni, Ahmednagar district) by Padmashri Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil and Dr. D.R. Gadgil (not in Mumbai).
• Hence, statements (a) and (b) are correct (Option 2).
• Key Takeaway: Sugar production in Maharashtra is concentrated in western districts like Ahmednagar and Kolhapur; Pravaranagar hosted the first co-op mill.