Federal Minister for National Food
Security and Research Sikander Hayat Bosan called a press conference at
Ministry of National food Security and Research to discuss sugarcane subsidy
issue.
While
talking to media persons he said
Federal Government announced subsidy on sugar not sugarcane. Federal
government will provide subsidy on sugar export. The blame of Sindh government
that Federal Government did not provide subsidy on sugarcane is wrong and
baseless. The issue of sugarcane is being dealt under provincial Sugarcane
Acts. I have clarified this issue to various provincial organizations having
liaison. He also mentioned that on wheat there is subsidy of fifty-fifty
between federal and provinces. However on sugar federal government is providing
complete subsidy. While responding to questions, he said that we do not have
complete list of mills that are not buying sugarcane on fixed price of Rs. 180.
He also said that we would take up this matter with provincial chief ministers
He
also told the media persons that demand of sugarcane in the country is
5.3million tons while we are producing 7.5 million tons. He also appreciated
the initiative of Punjab government oil seed crops. He also highlighted that
eighteenth amendment was a tragedy for agriculture sector. We should put
efforts to decrease cost of production in agriculture sector.
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