Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane

The outstanding sugarcane payment to farmers worth Rs 4,466 crore pending during the 2012-2017 period was also paid from 2017 till 2020 to the growers

Yogi govt has announced it will invoke the NSA against the sugarcane mafia

CM says in 2018-19 season, the state began procuring maize and bajra from farmers in addition to wheat and rice, to be sold through ration shops soon

Currently, almost 60% of Uttar Pradesh sugar stock stands unsold even as the total cane arrears stand at Rs 120 billion

Given the tardy pace of payments by mills, coupled with falling sugar prices, the cumulative arrears are projected to increase as the crushing season advances

The mills have been provided with a window of 14 days to clear dues

Farmers are putting more land under sugarcane even as the acreage shrinks in other states