By Punjabnewswire4u
CHANDIGARH, MAY 31
The Punjab Government
today fixed the State Agreed Price (SAP) of advanced, medium and late variety
of sugarcane at Rs 290, Rs 280 and Rs 275 per quintal respectively for the
crushing season of 2013-14.
A decision to this effect
was taken in a meeting of Sugarcane Control Board chaired by the Punjab Chief
Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal here at Chief Minister’s residence this
morning. It may be recalled that the state government had already fixed the SAP
of advanced, medium and late variety of Sugarcane at Rs 250, Rs 240 and Rs 235
per quintal respectively for the crushing season
of 2012-13.
On the pressing demand of
the farmers, the Chief Minister asked the Financial Commissioner Development
(FCD) to chalk out a plan to upgrade the Co-operative Sugar Mill Bhogpur by
enhancing its crushing capacity. He also mentioned that the state
government would make budgetary provisions in future to overcome the situation
arising out of gap payments. Mr. Badal further assured that to facilitate the
farmers Primary Agricultural societies (PASs) would provide sugarcane
harvesting machinery to them at nominal rates for which the government had
already initiated a plan to provide all type of agricultural equipments at
subsidized rates to the entire PASs.
Prominent amongst others
who were present in the meeting included Chief Parliamentary Secretary Mr GS
Babbehali, Financial Commissioner Development Mr. Suresh Kumar, Principal
Secretary to the Chief Minister Mr. SK Sandhu, Principal Secretary Finance Mr.
DP Reddy, Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. Gaggandip Singh
Brar, Registrar Co-operative Societies Mr. AS Miglani, Chairman MARKFED Mr.
Jarnail Singh Wahid, MD SUGARFED Mr. MP Arora, Director Agriculture Mr. Mangal
Singh Sandhu, Cane Commissioner Mr Ranjit Singh and Director Research PAU Dr SS
Gosal besides farmers members of the board from across the state.
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