Since the 18th century, Maharashtra has been well-known for its extensive jaggery production business, so much so that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj came up with the ingenious idea to establish the first market yard of jaggery to fulfil all its requirements and services. Kolhapur district located in the western part of Maharashtra has been widely accepted to be the sugar capital of Maharashtra and produces jaggery that ranks first in quality and second after Muzaffarnagar in quantity in India.