Overview
- The cabinet decision applies to the 2025–26 crushing season, lifting the state-advised floor price for cane purchased by mills.
- The government cites record payments of Rs 2,90,225 crore to sugarcane farmers since 2017, compared with Rs 1,47,346 crore during 2007–2017.
- Authorities highlight sector expansion with 122 operational mills, Rs 12,000 crore in investment, four new mills, six restarts and 42 capacity increases.
- The 'Smart Sugarcane Farmer/Smart Ganna Kisan' system digitises slips and enables direct bank transfers via DBT, which the Centre has called a model.
- Some coverage notes the announcement’s political significance as parties look toward assembly elections due in early 2027.