Ludhiana, September 17 The Punjab government today released pending payments of sugarcane farmers amounting to Rs 27 crore for the year 2017-18 and 2018-19. Pending dues of Rs 65 lakh of 23 sugarcane farmers of Dakha area were also cleared today. A function in this regard was held at The Budhewal Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd, near here today, in which District Congress Committee (Rural) President Karanjit Singh Galib was the chief guest. During the function, cheques were distributed amongst 23 sugarcane farmers of Dakha area, while pending payments of farmers from other areas were also cleared. While addressing the farmers on the occasion, Galib stated that the Capt Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government was committed to the welfare of farmers. He informed that several welfare schemes had been started for the farmers, which had been well received and a large number of farmers were getting benefitted from them. Suresh Kumar Kureel, GM, The Budhewal Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd, said 100 per cent pending payments amounting to Rs 27 crore for the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 had been cleared by the state government. He said payments had been handed over to all sugarcane farmers associated with their sugar mill.

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