(Tribune)
Uttarakhand Sugarcane Development Minister Prakash Pant has sought a package to the tune of Rs 895 crore for the modernisation of sugar mills in the state. Pant put forward the state’s demand before Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh when he met him later in Dehradun today. Prakash Pant said the package amount besides modernisation of sugar mills would also assist in power generation through cane residue in the mills. He said the package could be given in the form of loan with minimum rate of interest through National Cooperatives Development Corporation.Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on his part assured all support to Uttarakhand.
He said the Union Agriculture Ministry understood the concerns of both sugar mills and farmers of the state.Uttarakhand Secretary Sugarcane Development Vinod Sharma disclosed that five sugar mills in the state fell under the Uttarakhand Sugar Cooperatives Federation. These included Bajpur, Nadeyee, Sitarganj, Kitcha and Doiwala. He apprised that a proposal for modernisation of these had been sent to the National Cooperatives Development Corporation. Rudraprayag BJP MLA Vinod Kandari was also present on the occasion.
