 "A farmer works in his sugarcane field")
The government on Wednesday decided to increase fair and remunerative price (FRP) of sugarcane by Rs 25 per quintal to Rs 255 for 2017-18 season beginning October.
A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) here.
The FRP is the minimum price that sugarcane farmers are legally guaranteed. However, state governments are free to fix their own state advised price (SAP) and millers can offer any price above the FRP.
"Sugar mills situation has improved. For 2017-18, sugarcane FRP of Rs 255 per quintal has been approved, which is 10.6
