Fair and Remunerative Price
Recently, Maharashtra Government issued a government resolution which will allow sugar mills to pay the basic Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) in two tranches.
About FRP
- FRP is the price declared by the government, which mills are legally bound to pay to farmers for the cane procured from them.
- It was introduced in 2009 and replaced the concept of Statutory Minimum Price (SMP).
- Under the FRP system, the price paid to farmers for sugarcane is not linked to the profits generated by sugar mills. Instead, FRP is based on the recovery rate of sugar from sugarcane.
- The Central Government announces Fair and Remunerative ....
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