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28 Jun 2023

Central Government's big gift to 5 crore farmers, increase in the price of sugarcane

The Modi government at the center has given a big gift to 5 crore farmers. The central government has increased the price of sugarcane. Now the price of sugarcane is Rs 135 per quintal.

10 Oct 2022

Bhagwant Mann's bonanza for sugarcane farmers, SAP hiked

Announcing this on the floor of the Punjab Assembly, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that the farmers will get an additional Rs. 20 per quintal under State Agreed Price (SAP) of sugarcane as compared to last year.

25 Aug 2021

Modi govt approves highest ever FRP on sugarcane, to benefit 5 cr Ganna Kisan

Highest ever FRP for Ganna Kisan. FRP of 290 Rs/qtl for Sugarcane Farmers. Decision will benefit the 5 crore sugarcane farmers.

Sugarcane Farmers

11 Aug 2021

Sugarcane farming in UP goes smarter, 44 lakh farmers download e-sugarcane app

In the training session 2020-21, as many as 66,963 farmers have been trained to apply modern techniques and advanced technology in sugarcane production Through the training, record sugarcane production of 81.5 tonnes has been achieved in Uttar Pradesh

16 Dec 2020

Cabinet approves assistance of about Rs 3,500 crore for sugarcane farmers

Currently, there are close to five crore sugarcane farmers. About five lakh workers employed in sugar mills. Farmers sell their sugarcane to the sugar mills.

21 Sep 2019

UP Farmers To March To Delhi's Kishan Ghat Over Sugarcane Dues; Watch this report

UP Farmers To March To Delhi's Kishan Ghat Over Sugarcane Dues; Watch this report.

28 Aug 2019

Cabinet approves to export nearly 60 lakh tonnes sugar in this financial year

Union minister Prakash Javadekar said that the subsidy would be directly credited into farmers' account on behalf of mills against cane price dues and subsequent balance, if any, would be credited to mill's account.

Sugarcane Farmers

09 Apr 2019

Sugarcane farmers in Shamli perturbed over delay in payment, seek govt support

Sugarcane farmers in this belt claim that a large share of their dues are yet to be cleared, thus making it difficult for them to make ends meet.

05 Jun 2018

Sweet deal? Government set to bring Rs 7000 crore package to woo sugercane far

Last month, the government had announced a Rs 1,500 crore production-linked subsidy for sugarcane farmers to help millers pay cane payments.

07 May 2017

"It's better to die than to suffer" — UP sugarcane farmers write to PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath, seek euthanasia

A group of farmers in Uttar Pradesh have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, threatening suicide over non-payment of sugarcane.

12 Sep 2016

Cabinet meet on the government's purchasing price of sugarcanes

11 Dec 2015

Cane arrears come down to Rs 6,681 crore till November 15

The arrears to be paid by mills to sugarcane farmers have come down to Rs 6,681 crore from a peak of Rs 17,301 crore in July this year, Parliament was informed on Friday.

23 Nov 2015

PM Narendra Modi on foreign trip, but I'm here with you: Rahul Gandhi to UP farmers

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday led a march in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district to highlight the problems being faced by sugarcane farmers.

02 Oct 2015

Banks given 15 days to disburse soft loan to sugar mills

Emphasising improvement on the liquidity position of sugar industry, government has given 15 more days to banks for disbursing Rs 1,900 crore soft loans to sugar mills.

18 Jun 2015

PM meets sugarcane farmers from UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told a group of sugarcane farmers from Uttar Pradesh that his government is working with a vision of making the farmers and the villages self-reliant and prosperous.

Allahabad High Court

27 May 2015

HC orders payment of 75% of sugarcane farmers' dues by July 15

The Allahabad High Court today directed Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that sugarcane growers in the state were paid 75 per cent of their dues by July 15 and that legal action was taken against Directors of those sugar mills which failed to pay up in compliance with the order.

11 Feb 2015

Sugar mills make distress sales to pay farmers

Without any government incentive, Indian sugar is uncompetitive in world markets well supplied by low-cost producers Brazil and Thailand.

17 Jan 2015

Maharashtra seeks extension of subsidy on raw sugar exports

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday met Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan and sought extension of subsidy on raw sugar exports and hike in import duty on the sweetener to 40 percent to help cash-starved mills clear cane arrears to farmers.

08 Oct 2014

Govt open to extending export subsidy to UP sugar mills: Paswan

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan made it clear to mill owners that threats are not the right way to solve problems because farmers have other options and they do not have.

08 Aug 2014

Govt to take steps to address sugar industry problems

Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the money would go directly into the accounts of farmers so as to avoid any malpractice by the mills.

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