Cane arrears to farmers stood at Rs 10,000 crore in last two seasons

31 May 2016 Evaluate

Cane arrears to farmers stood at Rs 9,361 crore till early this month for the current 2015-16 season ending September, while Rs 780 crore is outstanding for the previous season, with highest outstanding in Uttar Pradesh, as per information provided by Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. The policy intervention by the government over the last two years has shown remarkable progress in reducing arrears.

The cane arrears in the current season had touched a peak of Rs 14,000 crore but the same has come down to Rs 9,361 crore till early this month. Out of Rs 9,361 crore cane arrears, Uttar Pradesh has a maximum of Rs 2,855 crore for the ongoing 2015-16 season (October-September).

Similarly, cane arrears during 2014-15 season, had touched nearly Rs 22,000 crore but after several government interventions have come down to Rs 780 crore of which Rs 191 crore pertains to UP, the country’s second largest sugar producing state.



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