On the confusion over the exact dues towards sugarcane farmers, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy clarified that arrears from sugar mills to farmers was to the tune of ₹38 crore (not including current year) if it is calculated based on the ₹2,750 fair and remunerative price (FRP) fixed by the Union government.
However, farmers claim that factories owe them about ₹450 crore. This calculation is based on the price announced by several suger mill owners, over and above the FRP. In many cases, there was no written agreement on this, admitted farmers. “I have directed the Deputy Commissioner to get detailed information on the promises made by the mill owners and payments made,” he said.
