Cane farmers

Cabinet approves up to Rs 10,540 cr soft loan to help sugar mills clear cane arrears

Government will bear the interest subvention cost between 7 – 10 percent to the extent of Rs 553 crore to Rs 1054 crore for one year.

Mar 01, 2019, 10:33 AM IST

CCEA okays Rs 6,000 crore interest-free loan to sugar mills

The government on Wednesday approved Rs 6,000 crore interest-free loan to sugar mills to help them partly clear cane price arrears to farmers that have touched about Rs 21,000 crore.

Jun 10, 2015, 15:02 PM IST

Cabinet approves Rs 6,000 crore interest-free loan to sugar mills

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 6,000 crore interest-free loan to sugar mills for making payments to cane farmers.

Jun 10, 2015, 12:19 PM IST

Don't make arrears payment a prestige issue:Paswan to UP mills

He said the Centre has no role to play in this issue. "The state government is equipped with all the powers and it should take action," he added.

Oct 09, 2014, 20:10 PM IST

Sugar mills owe Rs 9,252 crore to cane farmers as on July 31

Sugar marketing year runs from October to September.

Aug 05, 2014, 17:11 PM IST