All pending sugarcane dues in UP to be cleared by November end: Adityanath

CM says in 2018-19 season, the state began procuring maize and bajra from farmers in addition to wheat and rice, to be sold through ration shops soon

The Uttar Pradesh government is confident that the remaining Rs 70 billion of sugarcane dues accruing to farmers will be paid to them by November 30 and most mills will start crushing for the new 2018-19 season ahead of Diwali.

“We have allocated Rs 55 billion to the state’s sugar sector, of which Rs 40 billion will be in the form of soft loans to be used for paying farmers directly. Already, 62 of the 119 sugar mills in the state have made over 90 per cent payment, while 42 have made around 50-75 per cent of payment to farmers.