Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil has assured of strict action against sugar factories that do not pay sugarcane farmers the fair and remunerative price (FRP) or under weigh their produce.
All factories — private or cooperative — have to follow government regulations about weighing, paying fare wage to labourers and paying arrears to cane suppliers. He was speaking at a meeting of farmers and sugar factory officials at the zilla panchayat hall. Mr. Patil assured of action against factories that are found to have cheated farmers, by under weighing or other ways.
When some farmers pointed out that managing directors of some factories were not present in the meeting, the DC said he would issue them show-cause notices.
