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FRP dues to Sugarcane Growers

New Delhi: Out of sugarcane dues payable of Rs.55247.24 crore on all India basis for sugar season 2016-17, sugarcane dues of Rs. 55188.54 crore on FRP basis have been paid to Sugarcane farmers. State-wise details of cane price payable and cane dues paid is at Annexure.

More than 99% of sugarcane dues payable for sugar season 2016-17 on FRP basis have been credited into the bank accounts of sugarcane farmers; and only Rs.58.70 crore cane dues are outstanding.

This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Rajya Sabha today.

ANNEXURE

 

STATEMENT SHOWING  CANE PRICE PAYABLE,CANE PRICE PAID AND CANE PRICE ARREARS  DURING SUGAR SEASON 2016-17  
Rs in Crores
S.No Name of the State Cane dues Payable   Cane price Paid   Cane price Arrears
1 Bihar 1575.28 1574.68 0.6
2 Haryana 2049.21 2049.21 0.00
3 Punjab 2032.66 2032.66 0.00
4 Uttrakhand 1079.96 1079.96 0.00
5 Uttar Pradesh 25386.50 25364.21 22.29
6 Andhra Pradesh 1054.18 1054.18 0.00
7 Telangana 290.96 290.96 0.00
8 Gujarat 3191.44 3174.15 17.29
9 Maharashtra 8405.97 8403.42 2.55
10 Karnataka 6200.29 6200.29 0
11 Tamil Nadu 2746.62 2739.95 6.67
12 Chhattisgarh 109.95 109.95 0.00
13 Odisha 97.22 94.33 2.89
14 Madhya Pradesh 999.6 993.19 6.41
15 West Bengal 1.46 1.46 0.00
16 Puducherry 19.43 19.43 0.00
17 Goa 6.51 6.51 0.00
All India 55247.24 55188.54 58.70

 

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