Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Urgently Requests Meeting with PM Modi to Address Sugarcane Crisis

Central FRP vs. Farmer Payment: The CM highlighted that while the Central Government's Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for the 2025-26 season is ₹3,550 per tonne (at 10.25% recovery), the mandatory deduction for Harvesting and Transport (H&T) charges (ranging between ₹800 and ₹900) reduces the effective payment to the farmer to as low as ₹2,600 to ₹3,000 per tonne.