Maharashtra government will set up sugar cane price regulation committee soon to decide whether to make it mandatory for sugar mills to pay fair and remunerative price (FRP) to sugarcane farmers in a single instalment or not, said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. He made this statement during a meeting with a delegation of farmers, led by Raju Shetti, the leader of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna, reports The Times of India.
Shetti said, “The earlier government led by Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) had allowed the sugar mills to pay FRP in instalments which were against the law. The CM has assured us that he will revert this decision soon.”
According news report in TOI, Shetti said that the CM assured us that the decision will be rolled back soon. Additionally, he highlighted the delay in establishing a committee to determine the final price of sugarcane at the conclusion of the season, despite the state government’s approval of the concept over a year ago. This committee will calculate the final amount that farmers should get based on the sugar recovery rate and ethanol production.
