PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldDK Shivakumar urges Centre and mills to resolve sugarcane incentive dispute
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar called for a consensus among the state, Centre, and sugar factory owners to address sugarcane growers' demand for incentives. Farmers seek up to Rs 6,000 per tonne compensation due to stagnant prices and declining yields. The government had proposed Rs 50 per tonne, with factories adding Rs 250, but some mills resisted and approached courts. Shivakumar emphasized protecting both farmers' and factories' interests and maintaining peace.
Deccan Herald··Belagavi

