Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said, government is working on a solution to ensure that cash-starved mills make timely payments of over 12,200 crore rupees dues to farmers. Speaking at the 80 birth anniversary of Bharat Kisan Union founder Mahendra Singh Tikait in New Delhi, Mr Singh said, sugarcane farmers' issue is a serious issue. He said the government approved 6,000 crore rupees soft loan to facilitate mills make payment to farmers, but it has not been much successful. Mr Singh said the government is discussing this issue and will find solution.Minister of State for Agriculture Sanjeev Balyan said a few things have been done to improve the situation of sugarcane farmers in western Uttar Pradesh but still there is need to do more.AIR correspondent reports, other measures taken by the government to ensure that mills make payment of cane arrears and hike in import duty, export subsidy on raw sugar and raising ethanol blending with petrol to 10 per cent among others.