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Punjab govt releases Rs 95.60 cr for cane growers
The Punjab government today released a sum of Rs 95.60 crore for disbursement to cane growers. As against the total due cane payment of Rs 369.07 crore, state cooperative sugar mills could pay Rs 273.47 crore from their own sources while the balance Rs 95.60 crore have now been released to cooperative mills for disbursement to cane growers, an official spokesperson said here.
Updated on: Jun 25, 2013, 17:05:27 IST
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The Punjab government today released a sum of Rs 95.60 crore for disbursement to cane growers.
As against the total due cane payment of Rs 369.07 crore, state cooperative sugar mills could pay Rs 273.47 crore from their own sources while the balance Rs 95.60 crore have now been released to cooperative mills for disbursement to cane growers, an official spokesperson said here.
State Cooperative Sugar Mills crushed 149.52 lakh quintals of cane and produced 12.93 lakh quintals of sugar during the year 2012-13, as against crushing of 141.43 lakh quintals of cane and production of 12.28 lakh quintals of sugar in the year 2011-12.
