Panel considers a Gujarat-like model of staggered payments to cane growers

Farm leaders object to Gujarat-like model, say can't take pay in tranches

A panel constituted by the Centre to evaluate suggestions made by NITI Aayog for a comprehensive reform in the sugar sector is looking at a Gujarat-like model of staggered payments to sugarcane growers.

The panel, which comprises of senior officials from the Union and state governments, was formed some months back to evaluate the suggestions made by a NITI Aayog Task Force on the sugar sector and come out with recommendations.

So, what exactly is the staggered sugarcane payment model?

Unlike in the North and several other parts of the country where sugarcane farmers are entitled to get full payment