UP cane arrears stand tall at Rs 3,000 cr, even as Yogi govt nears 100 days

Settlement of cane dues within 14 days of supply at mill gates was a key pre-poll promise of the BJP

Even as the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is on course to its first 100 days in office by June end, the sugarcane arrears stand tall at Rs 3,000 crore.

The settlement of cane dues within 14 days of supply at sugar mill gates was one of the flagship pre-poll promises of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state.

Soon after coming to power, Yogi had issued a stern warning to private sugar millers to ensure payment of dues within the stipulated time lest strict penal action was taken.

However, the arrears have still not touched the level