19,377 Crore Due To Sugarcane Farmers: Govt

NEW DELHI:  Arrears of over Rs 19,000 crore are due to be paid to sugarcane growers in 18 states, of which almost Rs 10,000 crore is owed to farmers in Uttar Pradesh alone, Lok Sabha was informed.

There was also no proposal currently before the Centre to pay these arrears directly to the farmers, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said in reply to questions.

The total cane price arrears for the sugar season as on March 31 was Rs 19,377 crore, compared to Rs 18,648 crore for the corresponding period in sugar season 2013-14, he said.

While arrears of sugar season as on that date for Uttar Pradesh stood at Rs 9715.69 crore, Rs 2864.5 crore worth of sugar price arrears was due to farmers in Maharashtra and Rs 2402.39 crore due to farmers in Karnataka.

Rs 842.46 crore was arrear amount in Tamil Nadu, while and Rs 682.28 crore was due to farmers of Punjab, he said.
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