The Haryana Government has given Rs 77 crore to cooperative sugar mills in the state for making payment to cane growers for their sugarcane purchased by them in 2015-16. The amount will take care of the problem of dues, reports Punjab News Express.
State Minister of State for Cooperation said a total sum of Rs 315.21 crore had so far been released to the cooperative sugar mills. These mills had procured 294.98 lakh quintals of sugarcane for Rs 906.73 crore during the 2015-16 crushing season.
The welfare of farmers is a priority for the state government and the cane growers would not have to face any difficulty, he said.
The government had earlier released Rs 238.21 crore for payment of dues to the cane growers in March, 2016, the minister added.