»SC Seeks Replies of Centre, States on Delay in Payment of Dues of Rs 15,683 Crore to Sugarcane Farmers
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SC Seeks Replies of Centre, States on Delay in Payment of Dues of Rs 15,683 Crore to Sugarcane Farmers
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The court decided to examine the issue after senior lawyer Sanjay Parikh explained that livelihood of over 5 crore farmers in the country and their dependents involved in cultivating sugarcane in an area of almost 50 lakh hectares are impacted due to delay in payment of dues.
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The Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and 16 sugarcane-producing states like Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra on a plea seeking a directionfor immediate release of Rs 15,683 crore dues in a time-bound manner to the farmers, the delay of which was allegedly leading many to commit suicides.