The Tobacco Board has reduced the penalty levied for the renewal of licences of farmers who had sold less than 50 per cent of the authorised quota last year.
The Tobacco Board has cited “low yields attained during 2021-22 crop season” as the reason.
While tobacco growers selling less than 50 per cent of the declared quantity will have to pay a penalty of ₹1,500 for every barn, tobacco farmers who had marketed less than 25 per cent of the declared quantity will have to pay a penalty of ₹ 2,500 for every barn to renew their registrations.
