Mysuru, Sept 16: The Centre’s decision to revise the fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane from Rs. 2,550 per tonne to Rs. 2,750 per tonne for 2018-19 has left the sugarcane cultivators in Karnataka unimpressed.
Though this is seemingly a significant increase in the procurement price that will benefit the farmers, the Sugarcane Cultivators’ Association has pointed out that there is a rider associated with the hike like the FRP is linked to a base sugar recovery rate of 10 per cent as against 9.5 per cent which existed all these years. And this goes against a majority of the farmers in the region where the recovery rate is low.
Kurubur Shanthakumar, President, Sugarcane Cultivators Association, told uni that earlier the FRP was Rs. 2,550 for a sugar recovery rate of 9.5 per cent.
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BJP ignoring south indian states, where BJP has less dominancy
Modi govt completely ignoring people from other party ruling state.
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