Adityanath warns UP sugar mills over delay in clearing farmers' cane dues

UP mills have A sugarcane outstanding of nearly Rs 11,000 crore

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Friday warned the state sugar mills over the inordinate delay in clearing the farmers’ outstanding for the recently concluded 2019-20 crushing season.

Presiding over a review meeting in Lucknow, Adityanath directed officials to take action against mills, showing laxity in settling the farmers’ dues.

Of the 119 mills in UP, a majority of 94 units are operated by the private sector, with the remaining owned by the cooperative and state government sectors.

Sources told Business Standard that cane arrears of about Rs 11,000 crore were still pending on the UP mills for the 2019-20 crushing season, when cane