Updated Dec 16, 2020 | 16:24 IST
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that 60 lakh tonnes of sugar will be exported during the ongoing marketing year 2020-21 as part of its efforts to help them clear outstanding dues to sugarcane farmers Cabinet approves Rs 3,500 crore subsidy for sugar farmers; subsidy amount to be directly given to farmers | Photo Credit: BCCL
New Delhi: Cabinet Committee on Wednesday (December 16) approved Rs 3,500 crore subsidy for sugar farmers, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.
At a press conference, he said 60 lakh tonnes of sugar will be exported during the ongoing marketing year 2020-21 as part of its efforts to help them clear outstanding dues to sugarcane farmers.