The Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane department, in a bid to introduce total transparency in sugarcane cultivation and supply to sugar mills, has decided to upload the entire data of cane survey and other details on the official website from the next crushing season beginning from November next.
Cane Commissioner Sanjay R Bhoosreddy said here on Thursday that to bring complete transparency in the data related to sugarcane supply for sugarcane farmers for the crushing season 2020-21, the data of sugarcane survey and cane reservation would be uploaded on the website ‘www.caneup.in’ and E-Ganna app.
“Farmers can get all relevant information on their android smartphone or on computer. If a farmer finds any error in his data, he can get it corrected by contacting the sugarcane supervisor concerned or register his complaint on the ‘Grievance redressal’ column of the website. This will help in preventing the spread of COVID-19, along with bringing full transparency in the cane supply system,” Bhoosreddy said in a statement.
The cane commissioner said that the sugarcane survey work for crushing season 2020-21 was almost complete. He said 100 per cent of sugarcane survey had been done through GPS technology to avoid any kind of error.
For those sugarcane farmers who do not have android mobile phone or are unable to access the website on computer, village level survey demonstration will also be organised jointly by departmental cane supervisor and mill supervisor. If the sugarcane farmers detect any error in the data than they can get it corrected.
In view of COVID-19 pandemic, this year, a society-level survey and cane reservation demonstration fair will be organised circle-wise till September 30. For each circle, one village per stall per day will be fixed for demonstration, so that the rules of social distancing can be followed.
It has also been directed that in view of the present situation arising due to COVID-19, it will be mandatory for all employees and sugarcane farmers to use face masks, sanitise their hands and follow the rules of social distancing at the village and society level survey.
The sugarcane commissioner said that this year, sugarcane slips would be sent to farmers through SMS only.
The sugarcane farmers can update their mobile phone number through the E-Ganna app. They are requited to keep the inbox of the mobile empty and DND service deactivated so that there is no obstacle in getting the sugarcane slip.
UP is the largest producer of sugar and ethanol in the country and has the biggest area under cultivation for of sugarcane.