The authorities of the Aland Cooperative Sugar Factory run by the NSL Sugars have agreed to convene a meeting on March 9 to finalise the cost of harvesting and transportation of sugarcane from the farmers’ fields to the factory.
The senior officials of NSL Sugars gave this assurance to the farmers who staged a dharna outside the office of the factory demanding early fixing of harvesting and transportation charges and also the decision on the payment according to the Fair Remunerative Price fixed by the Union government.
Delay
The delay in finalisation of the harvesting and transportation charges was cited as the main reason for the factory not to pay the prices of the sugarcane as per the Fair Remunerative Price fixed by the Union government.
President of the Karnataka Pranta Raita Sangha Maruti Manpade, who led the protests of the farmers, told The Hindu on Thursday that the factory authorities, who held discussions with the leaders of the farmers organisation, have assured that after finalisation of the cost of harvesting and transportation, a decision regarding the payment to the sugarcane as per the FRP would be taken.
