From farms to mills, it’s a long wait for Western Uttar Pradesh farmers just to get sugarcane weighed
By Jatin Takkar and Kishor Dwivedi MUZAFFARNAGAR: As thousands of farmers lay siege to Delhi borders for over 100 days demanding the repeal of three contentious farm laws, those staying back in Western Uttar Pradesh have to endure a different kind of long wait — at times for multiple days just to get weighed quintals […]
Cabinet approves assistance of about Rs. 3,500 crore for sugarcane farmers
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved assistance of about Rs. 3,500 crore for sugarcane farmers (Ganna Kisan). Currently, there are close to five crore sugarcane farmers (Ganna Kisan) and their dependents in India. In addition to this, there are about five lakh workers employed in […]