Lucknow, Nov. 15 -- The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Friday approved an increase in the State Advisory Price (SAP) for the sugarcane crushing season of 2025-26.

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet, chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, approved the SAP of Rs.400 per quintal for the advance variety, Rs.390 per quintal for the general variety and Rs.355 per quintal for another variety.

Minister for sugarcane development Laxmi Narain Chaudhary said all the sugar mills, including cooperatives, private and PSU-owned units, would make payment to the farmers as per SAP. The deduction for transportation would be 60 paise per quintal and a maximum of Rs.12 per quintal, he said.

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