UP Sugar Mills

The modernisation of sugar mills in the last six years has transformed them into "integrated sugar complexes," Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday. Addressing an event on the occasion of 120 years of the sugar industry in the state, he said sugar in the state today is being produced on the same premises where there is an oxygen plant and an ethanol plant. "UP's sugar mills which are the largest producer of sugarcane and sugar in the country, are now being recognised as a source of 'green energy' with adoption of the policies of the Prime Minister and production of ethanol in large quantities," he said. The first sugar mill in the state was established in Deoria. The chief minister said that the way in the last few decades sugar mills were closing down farmers were desperate and were forced to migrate, till 2017, when the trend was reversed. "In the last six years, a sum of Rs 1 lakh 97 thousand crore was paid to the sugarcane farmers through DBT (Direct Ben

Sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh owed Rs 4,832 crore to cane farmers as on September 1 for the crushing season 2021-22 ending later this month. However, Rs 30,368.73 crore or 86.27 per cent of the total due has been paid, according to Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti. The minister informed the same to BSP MP Kunwar Danish Ali in a letter dated September 8, which was later posted on the social media platform Twitter by the latter. The cane crushing season runs from October to September. Ali had raised the issue of sugarcane arrears in Lok Sabha on August 5. In response to the same, the minister stated that out of a total payable of Rs 35,201.22 crore for 2021-22 marketing year (October-September), mills in Uttar Pradesh have paid Rs 30,368.73 crore to the farmers. At present, an amount of Rs 4,832.49 crore is yet to be paid by mills to cane farmers. The figures are based on the data collected by the state government as on September 1. Further, Jy

At present, Rs 7,500 crore cane dues are outstanding as many as 94 on UP private millers

In coming season, the state's sugar output is pegged at 12.3 million tonnes

Cost-price mismatch is only part of the story; lack of working capital for mills and delay in release of subsidy add to the strain in the entire system

UP mills have A sugarcane outstanding of nearly Rs 11,000 crore

Such a move would spur infusion of fresh liquidity and working capital in sugar mills, facilitating speedy settlement of cane arrears

Earlier this month, the Centre banned export of alcohol-based hand sanitisers

In order to encourage mills to divert sugarcane to produce ethanol in the interest of farmers and sugar industry, soft loans of Rs 18,600 crore are being extended through banks to 362 projects

Cane arrears top Rs 14,000 crore for current 2019-20 season

With petrol and diesel demand falling, OMCs are already dealing with excess supply of the biofuel; ISMA writes to them to reallocate ethanol to deficient depots for fuel mixing

Bulk of cane outstanding on Bajaj Hindusthan, Modi, Simbhaoli groups

Directive aimed at ensuring vacating fields for rabi sowing

Seven-member panel formed to study proposal, offer recommendations on action plan, selected sugar complexes, mode of travel and coordination with tourism department

Private millers lament industry subsidising Rs 350 crore to liquor manufacturers

UP sugar mills have long been demanding the state government to abolish the system of reserving molasses for distilleries

Bulk of arrears owned by Bajaj Hindusthan, Simbhaoli, Modi groups

UP mills, mostly private sector, have outstanding of about Rs 10,000 crore

Rs 1,500 crore likely to be transferred to farmers' bank accounts in couple of days

Against the prevailing tariffs of Rs 6.19 to Rs 6.75 per unit for the purchase of cogenerated power supplied by mills to UPPCL, the UPERC has proposed paring the rate by around Rs 2.25 per unit