Sugar mills pay nearly Rs 1.04 lakh crore to cane farmers so far in 2022-23 season; cane arrears at Rs 9,499 crore
Sugar mills have paid nearly 1.04 lakh crore to cane farmers so far in the current marketing year ending September, while Rs 9,499 crore is yet to be paid, the government said on Friday.
Out of the total cane arrears of Rs 9,499 crore, millers of Uttar Pradesh need to clear Rs 6,315 crore outstanding to sugarcane farmers. Photo: Reuters