Summary:
The interest is a legal right of the farmers”, he told TOI.After the government swung into action on the bills of farmers, factories have fallen in line by paying the bills. Four sugar factories in Maharashtra have already stopped their crushing operations. The sugar commissioner’s office has reminded private and cooperative sugar mills about their legal commitment through e-mails and telephone calls but the factories are yet to pay the interest. The sugar commissioner’s report says that 38 sugar factories in Kolhapur and Sangli districts had crushed 171 lakh tonne of cane with production of sugar at 207 tonnes. He hinted that the farmers were ready to accept interest in the form of sugar but that the factories should come out clearly on the issue..