Yogi's sweet pill for beleaguered UP sugar sector

UP govt calls for a meeting with owners of top defaulting mills on Wednesday, April 12, to this end

The incumbent Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is moving fast and deftly to sweeten farmers' stake in the state sugar sector, which touches the lives of almost four million farm households and supports direct economy worth almost Rs 35,000 crore annually.

In this backdrop, UP cane development and sugar industries minister Suresh Rana has convened a meeting of the owners of top defaulting mills on Wednesday (April 12), including Modi Group, Simbhaoli Sugars, Bajaj Hindusthan, Wave Group, Yadu, Uttam, Indian Potash, and Birla group.

Soon after taking oath of office, the Yogi dispensation had stressed its commitment towards farm and farmers,