Pawar sought the prime minister's "urgent intervention" to bail the industry out from the crisis now aggravated by the lockdown.
15 May 2020 3:55 PM
The maximum cane dues of over Rs 12,000 crore are in Uttar Pradesh, the nation’s biggest sugarcane-producing state.
07 Jun 2018 4:17 AM
The buzz about a Rs 8,000 crore package for the industry has created hope among farmers as well as sugar mill owners.
06 Jun 2018 2:50 AM
Government has implemented series of interventions in past 4 months to provide relief to farmers and to ensure clearance of their dues.
05 Jun 2018 10:14 AM
he decision is likely to bring some relief to sugarcane farmers in poll-bound Karnataka, where Assembly polls are due on May 12.
03 May 2018 6:25 AM