Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting in New Delhi today to discuss long-term measures to address the concerns of cash-starved sugar mills and expedite payment of cane arrear of over 14,000 crore rupees to farmers. Official sources said, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would attend the meeting.<br/><br/>Food Ministry has proposed various short and long term measures to overcome the crisis that includes mandatory higher exports, increased ethanol blending with petrol and expansion of co-generation power capacity. Food Minister will make a presentation on the sugar sector.
News On AIR | August 1, 2015 7:32 AM
PM convenes a meeting today to discuss long-term measures to address the concerns of cash-starved sugar mills