As large parts of India remained monsoon deficit, Kharif 2022 witnessed lesser area under rice, pulses, and oilseeds while only sugarcane area is up compared to 2021 with a decline of 8.66 lakh Hectare in total area sown, government data said on Saturday.
A total of 99.63 lakh Ha area has been sown during the Kharif 2022 season compared to 108.29 lakh Ha in 2021, i.e. minus 8 per cent as on Saturday, June 18.
Rice is sown over 8.73 lakh Ha, compared to 12.52 lakh Ha in 2021, which is 3....
Rice, pulses, oilseeds witness less sowing; only sugarcane up
With an aim to clear the outstanding amount of default of loans of Rs 3,068.31 crore under Sugar Development Fund (SDF) Act, 1982 and to revive financially weaker but economically viable sugar mills, the Centre has come up with a set of guidelines to restructure such loans.
As on November 30, 2021, of the outstanding amount of default on SDF loans, which is Rs 3,068.31 crore, as much as Rs 1,249.21 crore is the principal amount while Rs 1,071.30 crore is interest and Rs 747.80 crore is add...
2-year moratorium for weak sugar mills as per guidelines to restructure SDF loans
