Anjuman Kashtkaran Punjab President, Peerzada Abdul Ali Zakir Usmani has urged the government to take action against defaulter mill owners. He said that despite serious efforts by Punjab government, sugar mills have yet to pay rupees seven billion out of a total of Rs 105 billion to sugarcane growers.
He said that a delegation of farmers called on Secretary Food Punjab, Squadron Leader, Muhammad Irfan Elahi (Retd) and told that 45 sugar mills during the last crushing season purchased sugarcane worth Rs 105 billion, of which Rs 98 billion have been paid to the growers. He said by the end of crushing season, the sugar mills had paid only Rs 92 billion to the growers but on the strict warning of chief minister Punjab, paid another Rs six billion to the growers, making the net total figure of Rs 98 billion.
"We are registering FIRs against defaulting mill owners for inordinate delay in payment and issued 239 show-cause notices to clear their dues forthwith otherwise strict action will be taken against them without any discrimination," he added. He said that all DCOs empowered as cane commissioners in their respective districts have also been directed to expedite payment to poor farmers at their doorsteps. He added that aggrieved farmers could directly approach their DCO concerned or Nayyer Iqbal, provincial cane commissioner for prompt action.
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