BJP, SP left us in the lurch, will choose 'NOTA', say farmers in UP's Lakhimpuri Kheri ahead of upcoming Assembly pollsAccording to the Cane Control Order 1966, in case of non-payment of the outstanding cane price within 14 days, sugar mill owners will have ...
01 Feb, 2022, 03.46 PM IST
SC seeks replies of Centre, 11 states on PIL for payment of dues to sugarcane-producing farmersA bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Jusitce Surya Kant took note of the submissions of senior advocate Anand Grover, appearing ...
04 Aug, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
Farmers' interest Modi government's top priority: BJP president JP NaddaThe national security directive on the telecommunication sector has also been approved and it will help in keeping India safe and secure, t...
16 Dec, 2020, 07.25 PM IST
Day of 'special joy' for farmers, says PM Modi on Rs 3,500 crore subsidy for sugar millsThe government approved the subsidy for the export of 60 lakh tonnes of sugar during the ongoing marketing year 2020-21 as part of its effo...
16 Dec, 2020, 07.10 PM IST
State governments have power to jail sugar mill owners who fail to pay dues to farmers: PaswanRam Vilas Paswan said in the Lok Sabha that the outstanding to farmers in 2017-18 stood at Rs 85,179 crore and it came down to Rs 303 crore...
02 Jul, 2019, 05.27 PM IST
Sugar mills owe Rs 18,958 cr to cane farmers; UP mills' outstanding at over Rs 11K crMills in Uttar Pradesh owe the maximum amount at Rs 11,082 crore, followed by Karnataka (Rs 1,704 crore) and Maharashtra (Rs 1,338 crore).
21 Jun, 2019, 06.04 PM IST
Maharashtra mills set yet another record in sugar outputSugar mills have paid about 85 per cent of the price dues to farmers.
07 May, 2019, 08.51 AM IST
After PM Modi mentions cane dues of Rs 10,000 cr in west UP, Yogi govt to clear half the dues by April 5Yogi government is trying to impress upon farmers that it has paid almost Rs 50,000 crore since 2017-18 for sugarcane purchases.
30 Mar, 2019, 08.40 AM IST
5 sugar mills account for half of UP’s cane arrearsUP owes Rs 8,869 crore of the total outstanding arrears of around Rs 19,246 crore, said officials, who did not wish to be identified.
18 Apr, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
Cane arrears at Rs 1,147 crore for last two seasonsThe state governments have issued necessary directions to the sugar mills to clear the pending dues and in some cases they have initiated p...
29 Nov, 2016, 04.42 PM IST
Cane arrears come down to Rs 6,681 crore till November 15In June, the government had announced interest-free loan of Rs 6,000 crore to sugar mills to help them clear part of their dues to farmers.
11 Dec, 2015, 03.47 PM IST
Sugar mills owe Rs 16,334 crore to cane farmers as of February-endCane arrears in Karnataka stood at Rs 2,154.97 crore as on February 28 of 2014-15 marketing year (October-September).
17 Mar, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
Sugar mills owe Rs 10,541 crore to cane farmers as on July 15Sugar industry owes Rs 10,541 crore as arrears to sugarcane farmers as on July 15 mainly due to low realisation from sale of sweetener.
22 Jul, 2014, 04.58 PM IST
Sugar mills owe Rs 5,800 cr to cane farmersThe cane price arrears stood at Rs 5,821.03 till June, which is about 10 per cent of the total payable amount.
06 Aug, 2013, 03.08 PM IST
- Sugar mills owe Rs 444 cr to farmers for the last season: Govt
Sugar mills needs to pay sugarcane growers Rs 314.24 more pertaining to marketing years prior to 2011-12, taking the total outstanding to R...
17 Dec, 2012, 03.26 PM IST
- Sugar mills yet to clear Rs 10,200 crore dues of cane growers
"As on March 15, 2012, cane price arrears amounting to Rs 10,239.98 crore are outstanding," Thomas said in a written reply to the Rajya Sab...
30 Apr, 2012, 04.26 PM IST
- Orissa plans package for sugarcane farmers
Orissa will soon come out with a special package for the sugarcane growers associated with the three government-run sugar mills in the stat...
29 Dec, 2009, 07.48 PM IST