Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that need of the hour is to run sugar co-operative factories with a spirit of co-operative movement.
"If the co-operative sector is uprooted, monopoly of the private sector will be created, resulting in losses for farmers," Fadnavis said after after inaugurating the 'crushing season' of the Vasantdada Patil co-operative sugar factory at Vithewadi in the district.
"The need of the hour is to run co-operative sugar factories with feelings of co-operative movement," he said.
"If both the co-operative and private sectors works simultaneously, competition in good quality of production will increase and farmers and members (of sugar factories) will benefit from the situation," he said.
According to the Chief Minister, last year his government had provided financial assistance of Rs 2,000 crore to sugar factories.
"But this year, sugar is getting good prices. If sugar factories will runs positively, members and farmers will get benefit," he said.
State Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan, Minister of State for Co-operation Dada Bhuse and other BJP MPs and MLAs were present on the occasion.
