LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday claimed that it has paid around Rs 45 lakh. has paid more than 84% of the dues of sugarcane farmer This is the highest and fastest payout in a season in the last 50 years.
The total amount disbursed to sugarcane farmers in the last four years is around Rs 1,42,650 crore, a sugarcane development department release said, adding that the farmers’ earnings are at least Rs 3,200 per quintal.
“120 sugar mills were functional in the 2020-2021 crop season. He has procured 1,028 lakh tonnes of sugarcane worth Rs 33,025 crore. Against the target, arrears of Rs 27,465 crore have been cleared. Besides this, 53 mills have cleared 100% dues,” said an official. This time sugarcane crushing season started in October 2020 and lasted till July 2021.
Additional Chief Secretary, Sugarcane Development, Sanjay Bhoosreddy said: “This is the highest and fastest payment made by any government in the last 50 years. Added to the achievement is the record payout despite a fall in institutional purchases of sugar – the main by-product generated from sugar mills.
GE said the process of disbursement of the remaining Rs 5,560 crore is underway and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued instructions to clear the dues at the earliest.
ACS Bhoosreddy attributed the achievement to several measures taken by the department, including tagging of sugarcane products other than sugar – jaggery, bagasse and press clay.
In addition, ethanol produced from B-heavy molasses or sugarcane juice and used for sanitizer production was also tagged for payment of cane price. In fact, due to increase in production and sale of ethanol, there has been a spurt in cane price payments.
After coming to power in 2017, the BJP government created an escrow account, which was operated jointly by the mill representative and the District Cane Officer/Senior Cane Development Inspector.
According to the rules, 85 percent of the amount received in the account was kept for the payment of the farmer. This resulted in preventing diversion of funds for purposes other than sugarcane payments.
As on August 31, the total stock of sugar with the mills was around 47 lakh tonnes, with an estimated value of Rs 14,982 crore. Even the sugar stocks with the mills which have dues stand at Rs 6,297 crore.
“Hence, payment of the remaining dues of Rs 5,560 crore should not be difficult, but it will depend on the approval of the stock,” said one sugarcane department Officer.
The total amount disbursed to sugarcane farmers in the last four years is around Rs 1,42,650 crore, a sugarcane development department release said, adding that the farmers’ earnings are at least Rs 3,200 per quintal.
“120 sugar mills were functional in the 2020-2021 crop season. He has procured 1,028 lakh tonnes of sugarcane worth Rs 33,025 crore. Against the target, arrears of Rs 27,465 crore have been cleared. Besides this, 53 mills have cleared 100% dues,” said an official. This time sugarcane crushing season started in October 2020 and lasted till July 2021.
Additional Chief Secretary, Sugarcane Development, Sanjay Bhoosreddy said: “This is the highest and fastest payment made by any government in the last 50 years. Added to the achievement is the record payout despite a fall in institutional purchases of sugar – the main by-product generated from sugar mills.
GE said the process of disbursement of the remaining Rs 5,560 crore is underway and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued instructions to clear the dues at the earliest.
ACS Bhoosreddy attributed the achievement to several measures taken by the department, including tagging of sugarcane products other than sugar – jaggery, bagasse and press clay.
In addition, ethanol produced from B-heavy molasses or sugarcane juice and used for sanitizer production was also tagged for payment of cane price. In fact, due to increase in production and sale of ethanol, there has been a spurt in cane price payments.
After coming to power in 2017, the BJP government created an escrow account, which was operated jointly by the mill representative and the District Cane Officer/Senior Cane Development Inspector.
According to the rules, 85 percent of the amount received in the account was kept for the payment of the farmer. This resulted in preventing diversion of funds for purposes other than sugarcane payments.
As on August 31, the total stock of sugar with the mills was around 47 lakh tonnes, with an estimated value of Rs 14,982 crore. Even the sugar stocks with the mills which have dues stand at Rs 6,297 crore.
“Hence, payment of the remaining dues of Rs 5,560 crore should not be difficult, but it will depend on the approval of the stock,” said one sugarcane department Officer.
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