Lucknow: The pending cane arrears of the sugarcane farmers have been increased to more than Rs 12,000 crore. Also, the state government has yet not announced the sugarcane SAP. Due to which farmers seem to be upset.
According to the news report published in Thehindubusinessline.com, the sugarcane farmers have supplied cane worth Rs 14,000 crore to the sugar mills in the ongoing season but have received only RS 4,448 crore. The payment made by the mills in the current season also includes an arrears of over Rs 2,500 crore of the previous sugar season, which ended on September 30 last year.
