Centre intervenes to end face-off between sugar millers and U.P. govt.

Amidst a face-off between the Uttar Pradesh government and sugar millers on the State Advised Price (SAP) payable to farmers for the ongoing crushing season, the Centre on Wednesday discussed measures, including interest-free loans from the Sugar Development Fund, to provide relief to the cash-strapped industry. SAP is the minimum price payable to farmers for their sugarcane.

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