PANAJI
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday announced that the Cabinet has approved the transfer of ownership of Sanjivani Sugar Factory, which was previously under Cooperation Department, to the Agriculture Department.
Six months ago, intending to manage the heavy losses sustained by the factory, the government had hinted at its permanent closure resulting in a farmers’ strike. This had prompted a farmers’ strike which was called on Tuesday with the CM assuring the 1,200-member strong “Akhil Gomantak Uss Utpadak Sanghatana” (AGUUS) that the state-run Sanjivani Sugar Factory will not be shut down permanently. He also promised that all the pending payments to the tune of around Rs 2 crore due to the sugarcane farmers will be cleared soon.
