Yogi govt tells sugar mills to settle Rs 2,500-cr arrears with farmers

Unsettled arrears pile up despite end of crushing operations for the season this year

One of the major pre-poll promises of Uttar Pradesh’s ruling BJP government related to ensuring swift payments by the state’s sugar-making firms has shown little progress with the amount of pending cane arrears standing at Rs 2,500 crore in the region.

The Yogi Adityanath government has issued fresh warnings to mills that are yet to clear their dues in this respect. Unsettled arrears have been piling up despite the end of crushing operations for the season this year. More than two months have passed since operations came to a close with the sugar mills owing payments worth Rs 2,571 crore,