Govt may soon announce steps to clear cane dues

Concerned over growing agrarian crisis, the Government will soon take steps to help sugar mills clear dues of over Rs 20,000 crore to cane growers as well as address quality concerns in wheat procurement after the recent spell of unseasonal rains.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi late Monday held a high-level meeting to discuss concerns of cane growers and wheat farmers.

The meeting comes in the backdrop of Opposition parties attacking the Modi-government for being "insensitive" towards farmers, whose worries have aggravated due to cane arrears and crop failure following recent unseasonal rains and hailstorm.