Chandigarh, October 18– Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Sh. Shyam Singh Rana, said that there is need to focus more on increasing sugarcane production and to create awareness among farmers about using new technologies for sugarcane sowing. He also directed that cooperative sugar mills should be equipped with modern machinery to enhance recovery and reduce losses.
Sh. Shyam Singh Rana gave these directions while chairing the Sugarcane Control Board meeting held on Saturday. Co-operation Minister, Dr. Arvind Sharma, also joined the meeting through video conferencing.
The Minister said that the sugarcane seed varieties released by the Central Variety Release Committee for the north-western region will also be recognized by the state government. Therefore, there will be no need to seek separate approval from HAU for these varieties. He added that farmers should be informed about the new sugarcane seed varieties so that productivity can increase and farmers can earn higher profits. This, in turn, will lead to higher sugarcane and sugar production compared to the existing varieties.
The Minister further informed that during the 2024–25 crushing season, various cooperative sugar mills in the state had purchased sugarcane worth Rs. 1,278.50 crore for crushing, and the full payment has been made to the farmers. In addition, the
Naraingarh Sugar Mill in the private sector still has pending dues from the previous crushing season, which will be cleared by December 2025.
Sh. Shyam Singh Rana further said that sugarcane farmers should be encouraged to adopt modern machinery for sowing and harvesting to reduce their expenses and increase profits.
Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Sh. Pankaj Agarwal, Director, Agriculture, Sh. Rajnarayan Kaushik, Managing Director, Haryana Cooperative Federation of Sugar Mills Ltd, Sh. Shakti Singh and other senior officers of the department also attended the meeting.
