Punjab Food Minister Malik Nadeem Kamran has said that owners of sugar mills has released Rs 12.68 billion to sugar growers and remaining amount would also be settle very soon, and this was made possible due to timely action of the Punjab government.
He expressed these views during a meeting with the representatives of sugar mills here on Wednesday, disclosed an official. Punjab Home Secretary Nadeem Hasaan Asif, Punjab Food Secretary Irfan Elahi and other officials were also present in the meeting. The meeting was told that in total the sugar mills owed Rs 12.72 billion to sugar growers and now the outstanding amount stands at Rs 40.31 million.