sugarcane value: Bhagwant Mann hikes sugarcane value by Rs 11 per quintal to Rs 391; farmers time period it as ‘betrayal’

The value hike got here days after the chief minister assured farmers of “excellent news” within the coming days.

“With a rise of Rs 11, the brand new fee might be Rs 391 per quintal, which would be the highest within the nation,” Mann stated in a publish on social media platform X.

In accordance with an official assertion issued later, Mann stated in Punjab Rs 11 is taken into account as a ‘shagun’ (good omen) so his authorities has given this reward to the farmers.

Mann additional stated that he has fulfilled the promise he had made throughout his latest assembly with the farmers.

Earlier, farmers held protests demanding a rise in sugarcane value from Rs 380 per quintal to Rs 450 per quintal.After the CM’s announcement, farmers’ organisation BKU (Doaba) president Manjit Singh Rai stated the hike is simply too little.”The hike in value is simply too meagre. It’s a betrayal with farmers. We’re not proud of the worth enhance,” Rai stated.

He stated that the cane costs ought to be elevated “as promised to us”.

“Throughout our assembly with the chief minister in Chandigarh final week, he had stated Haryana has just lately elevated cane costs by Rs 14 per quintal and had assured that Punjab’s enhance might be by greater than Rs 14 per quintal. So, we had been anticipating the hike to be at the least Rs 400 plus,” Rai stated.

He stated farmers will once more be compelled to protest if the federal government doesn’t hike cane costs “as promised”.

They’ve additionally demanded that the sugar mills within the state ought to be made operational instantly.

On Friday final week, farmers held an indication on a nationwide freeway in Jalandhar however determined to finish their stir after Mann’s assurance.

“So far as rising the speed of sugarcane goes, Punjab has at all times been forward,” Mann had stated final week.

Protestors underneath the banner of Samyukt Kisan Morcha had blocked the Jalandhar-Phagwara part of the Jalandhar-New Delhi Nationwide Freeway close to Dhanowali village.

The strike ended on the fourth day after a gathering between farmer leaders and the chief minister.

Neighbouring state Haryana had final month introduced a hike of Rs 14 within the sugarcane value to Rs 386 a quintal.

In the meantime, as per the official assertion, Mann stated his authorities is dedicated in direction of the wellbeing of each strata of society together with the farmers, merchants, weaker sections, workers and others.

Mann stated that within the coming days excellent news for different sections of the society will even be given in order to make sure that a ‘rangla (vibrant) Punjab’ is carved out.