Maharashtra: Three More Sugar Mills Face Asset Seizure Over FRP Dues; ₹255.18 Crore Pending
Maharashtra’s Sugar Commissioner ordered asset seizures against three more sugar mills for unpaid cane FRP dues, raising RRC cases to 10 in 2025–26. Authorities aim to recover ₹255.18 crore through asset sales, with major arrears reported in Nashik, Solapur and Dharashiv.
Pune: Maharashtra Sugar Commissioner Dr. Sanjay Kolte has ordered the seizure of assets (RRC proceedings) of three more sugar mills for failing to pay farmers the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane. With these latest orders, the number of sugar mills facing RRC action during the 2025–26 crushing season has increased to 10. The Commissioner has directed the Revenue Department to recover ₹255.18 crore by selling the attached assets and ensure payment to the affected farmers. The recovery process has now begun.
Ashtalakshmi Sugar, Nashik, purchased 60,304 tonnes of sugarcane. The mill was required to pay ₹13.20 crore as FRP but paid only ₹10.58 crore, leaving ₹2.62 crore unpaid. Kamalabhavani Sugar Factory, Solapur, crushed 421,516 tonnes of sugarcane. It was required to pay ₹100.98 crore in FRP but paid only ₹91.17 crore, leaving about ₹9 crore outstanding. The factory’s assets have been ordered to be attached over the unpaid dues.
Vitthalsai Sugar Factory, Dharashiv, paid ₹65.47 crore in FRP to farmers. However, based on the crushing of 314,755 tonnes of sugarcane, officials found that ₹10.76 crore was still due. During the hearing before the Sugar Commissioner’s office, the factory management failed to provide a satisfactory explanation, resulting in action under the RRC provisions.
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Source : ChiniMandi
