Chandigarh, Sep 8 (PTI) The Punjab government on Thursday said it has paid the pending payment of Rs 75 crore to cane growers, clearing their outstanding dues against cooperative sugar mills.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the state government released Rs 75 crore as payment to sugarcane farmers on Wednesday.

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Mann said with this, there is no outstanding due of sugarcane growers left against the nine cooperative sugar mills at Ajnala, Batala, Budhewal, Bhogpur, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Morinda, Nakodar and Nawanshahr.

The chief minister further said this pending payment relates to the crushing season 2021-22 and for the first time, all the dues of the farmers have been cleared.

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With this payment of Rs 75 crore, the cooperative sugar mills have cleared all the pending arrears of cane farmers, he added.

Mann said till now Rs 619.62 crore has been paid to the sugarcane farmers and nothing is left as of date.

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