India: All pending payments to sugarcane farmers to be cleared by July 10

After a review meeting with the officers of Haryana State Cooperative Sugar Mills Federation (Sugarfed) on Monday, State Cooperation Minister Dr Banwari Lal stated that all pending payments to sugarcane farmers will be cleared by July 10. He added that during the recent crushing season 2020-2021, cooperative sugar mills procured 429.35 lakh quintals of sugarcane, totaling Rs 1500.83 crore, of which Rs 1082.16 crore was distributed to sugarcane farmers and the remaining amount will be distributed by July 10. During the meeting, Lal expressed his gratitude for the officers' efforts and stated that "This season, we must work with the same zeal. We must continuously enhance our working system in order to keep the mills functioning at a reasonable cost." While delivering orders to the officers, he stated that only necessary maintenance and repair work should be done in the mills so that they may operate at a low cost, as well as the need to modify the way the mills are run and elevate ...