SchemesFriday, 9 October 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu to give ₹603.34 crore special incentive to 90,000 sugarcane farmers for 2025-26 crushing season
Tamil Nadu sanctioned ₹603.34 crore as a special incentive of ₹709.50 per tonne for sugarcane supplied to sugar mills in 2025-26.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In October 2026, the Tamil Nadu government issued an order to pay ₹603.34 crore as a special incentive for the 2025-26 crushing season, covering about 90,000 sugarcane farmers who supplied cane to sugar mills.
Key specifics
- Special incentive fixed at ₹709.50 per tonne over and above the Centre’s Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP).
- Total state allocation: ₹603.34 crore from the State Fund for 2025-26.
- Benefit period: cane supplied from October 1 of the previous year to September 30 of the current year.
- Payment method: Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to farmers’ bank accounts.
- Eligibility verification includes cane weight, Aadhaar number and bank account details, with district-level committee recommendation.
Exam lens
Question type: scheme and agriculture policy fact-check, TNPSC may ask about amount, per-tonne incentive, DBT, and the 2025-26 crushing season. One-liner: Tamil Nadu’s sugarcane support package combines FRP plus a ₹709.50 per tonne incentive, taking the effective cane price to ₹4,000 per tonne.