Private sugar mills owe Rs 250 crore dues to sugarcane farmers in Punjab and Haryana. Six sugar mills of Punjab owed `200 crore, while one sugar mill of Haryana was yet to pay Rs 48 crore to farmers, the Punjab and Haryana high court was told on Wendesday.
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The court was also told both states that cooperative sugar mills had cleared the dues. The Punjab government told the court that a decision had been taken to give soft loans to private sugar mills to clear cane growers' dues and a notification in this regard would be issued soon. The high court also directed the Haryana government to reconsider the soft loan request of a private mill, which was yet to clear farmers' dues.
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