CLEAR SUGARCANE GROWERS’ DUES URGENTLY: AAP
United News of India – 27 march 2018: Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded that all pending dues of sugarcane growers be cleared at the earliest, lest it hits the much needed diversification plan and adds to the spurt of farmer suicides in the state.
In a letter to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, AAP MLA Kanwar Sandhu has pointed out that more than Rs 270 crore was due the sugarcane growers of the state from the nine cooperative sugar mills alone.
If the amount due from the private mills and the government departments is added, the figure would be much more, he added.
Mr Sandhu has said that most payments were due to the farmers by the Morinda Cooperative Sugar Mill, which owed them more than Rs 63 crore.
He has asked for immediate clearing of all dues, with 15 per cent interest, as is mandatory by Clause 3-A of The Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966 if the payments are delayed for more than 14 days.
Source: United News of India – Published on: 27th Mar 2018