Gujarat govt's 'revolutionary' decision to provide Rs 1,500 cr financial relief to sugar cooperativesGujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel approved sugarcane prices paid by cooperative societies to farmers. This decision benefits over two ...
26 May, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
12 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
SP president Akhilesh Yadav promises loan waivers to farmersSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav pledges swift 24-hour payments for sugarcane farmers if his party wins in 2027. He promises loan waive...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
India craves a sweet fix for crude addiction. Can it work?India is rapidly expanding its use of ethanol, a sugar-based fuel. This strategy aims to cut reliance on imported crude oil and boost farme...
23 Apr, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Over Rs 2 lakh cr paid to sugarcane farmers via direct benefit transfer since 2017: Uttar Pradesh CMUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that around Rs 2,13,400 crore have been paid to sugarcane farmers through direct ben...
10 Jun, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announces hike in sugarcane price to Rs 380 per quintalIn August 2021, the then Congress government had announced a Rs 50 per quintal hike in SAP of sugarcane to Rs 360 per quintal. Mann said fa...
03 Oct, 2022, 09.21 PM IST
UP govt working to expedite payment of sugarcane farmers: Sugarcane Development MinisterHe said the government has expedited the process of clearing payments to sugarcane cultivators, as a result of which they have already been...
30 Jul, 2022, 09.53 AM IST
In event of delay in sugarcane payment, farmers will get money along with interest: Amit Shah in UPTargetting Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over the farmers issue, Shah said there were 42 sugar mills, of which 21 mills were cl...
29 Jan, 2022, 09.04 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
UP's sugarcane area to rise for 5th straight year, says minister Suresh RanaThe state added 33% more area under sugarcane and expects to increase it further during 2021-22, while the central government has been stru...
18 Jun, 2021, 09.30 AM IST
Amid farmers' stir, BSP raises issue of sugarcane duesAfter lying low for some time, Mayawati-led BSP has chosen to lob a politically sensitive matter in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh - the issue of...
28 May, 2021, 07.53 AM IST
UP govt asks sugar mills to clear dues of farmers by October 31, warns actionRana, the minister of sugarcane development and sugarcane mills, while addressing a meeting in Shamli on Friday said dues of the growers sh...
21 Sep, 2019, 11.39 AM IST
Maharashtra gives in principal approval to sugar mills facing liquidity crunch to pay farmers by giving sugarThe state has crushed 497 lakh tonnes of sugarcane and produced 52 lakh tonnes of sugar till date with a sugar recovery of 10.63%.
16 Jan, 2019, 10.29 AM IST
Mills get nod to give farmers sugar as part-paymentIf implemented, this move could create a big decentralised stock holding with farmers.
15 Jan, 2019, 08.19 AM IST
After kairana debacle, government to announce Rs 8,000 crore package for sugar industryA week back, RLD candidate Tabassum Hasan backed by a united opposition had crushed BJP's hopes to retain the coveted seat of Kairana in th...
05 Jun, 2018, 06.41 PM IST
Farmers, RLD members stage protest against sugarcane mills in UPFarmers and RLD members staged a protest outside the office of Uttar Pradesh Cane Commissioner against the alleged exploitation by sugarcan...
15 Dec, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
- Sugar FRP to function as a floor price for sugarcane
The fair and remunerative price (FRP) fixed for the 2009-10 sugar year by the government replacing the earlier Statutory Minimum Price (SMP...
06 Nov, 2009, 09.38 PM IST