Private sugar factories released ₹19,364 crore to sugarcane growers in the 2021-22 crushing season and efforts will be made to get the pending ₹381.72 crore released, Sugar Minister Shankar Patil Munenakoppa said on Thursday.
A total of 24 sugar factories had not paid ₹381.72 crore as on May 31, 2022, and legal action would be taken against the management of the factories if they failed to release it in the next few days, he warned.
“Factories have paid 99% of the amount to farmers for purchase of sugarcane. Only 1% needs to be paid,” he said.
