Chennai, Oct 19 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced a Rs 247 crore special incentive price for sugarcane farmers who supplied cane to sugar mills during the 2023-24 crushing season.

The gesture would benefit 1.2 lakh sugarcane growers across the state, an official release here said.

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Farmers who supplied cane to two public sector, 12 cooperative, and 16 private sugar mills in the state during the 2023-24 crushing season will be paid Rs 3,134.75 per metric tonne, the release said.

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