Lucknow

Govt to provide relief to mills in purchase of sugarcane

Pioneer News Service

State government decided to give relief in purchase of sugarcane for new sugar mills or for those increasing their existing capacity under the new provisions it’s Sugar Industries Co-Generation and Distillation Promotion-2013. 

According to official communiqué released by principal secretary (Sugar Industries and Sugar Development), Rahul Bhatnagar here on Friday evening, he claimed that they will provide relief in purchase of sugarcane for five years to the registered company or units from the date of start of commercial production. He said that this facility will be also forwarded for those mills who will increase their capacity.


He said that for calculating the production, they will take the best output of the organization in the last five years or whose production is more than 80 per cent of the mentioned output capacity. He said t hat after taking the above fact in consideration, they will give relief to the mills who claimed to have increase the output. However, he said that the relief should not be more than 75 crores.

Rahul Bhatnagar claimed that companies could claim above relief on every quarter on the laid form and it’s disposal will be made by the government within a months time. The claim will be look after by a committee headed by cane commissioner. He said that while making the above claims, the company should provide all others relief which they already get so the total concession should not exceed than what the claims made by them. He said that if any company was found doing so than the government will realize the entire relief along with 15 percent interest. Those failed to pay the fine, the government will take necessary legal action those companies.