Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) has demanded that the State governing administration have to take action in opposition to sugar mills that have failed to shell out Truthful and Remunerative Price (FRP) to farmers.
Sugar mills in Maharashtra have crushed 709 lakh sugarcane to develop 716 lakh quintals of sugar. Until last month about 22 per cent FRP was thanks.
SSS submitted a memorandum to State Sugar Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad declaring that numerous sugar mills have breached the promise to shell out the just one-time FRP and are providing the amount of money in phases, though numerous mills have not paid out any FRP to farmers.
The Sugarcane (Management) Purchase, 1966 stipulates the payment of the cane price tag within just fourteen times of source, failing which 15 per cent per annum curiosity on the dues is payable.
The Sugar Commissioner has certain farmers’ leaders that he will take action in opposition to mills that have failed to shell out FRP in time.
In accordance to the data delivered by Sugar Commissioner office, 182 mills have to FRP of ₹9,148 crore, of which ₹7,115 crore has been paid out. Mills have to shell out ₹2,030 crore dues to farmers.
