Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is taking take steps to ensure that the sugarcane farmers get pending dues. The meeting with sugar factory owners will take place today to discuss the cane payment issues.
Textile and Sugarcane Minister, Shankar Patil Munenakoppa had informed on Tuesday that a meeting will be convened to look into the issue of payment of dues to sugarcane farmers.
He said, “During the meeting, we will gather the data about the pending cane dues and a decision will be taken as per the rules and regulations.”
The government would fix a deadline for the payment of the pending cane dues to the sugarcane farmers.