Cane Dev. Society
Introduction
To protect sugarcane farmers from exploitation by sugar mills, sugarcane committees were established. Cooperative sugarcane committees are registered under the Cooperative Act, and the registrar’s authority lies with the Cane Commissioner. In Uttarakhand, there are 14 cooperative sugarcane development committees and one sugar mill committee.
Membership
Any sugarcane-growing farmer in the sugarcane committee area, who owns land in their name, can become a permanent member of the committee. However, farmers who have land under lease (such as forest, railway, dam lands, etc.) are made supply members. These members only get the benefit of sugarcane supply. For permanent membership, a fee of ₹21 is collected as membership charge and ₹200 as share capital.
Formation of the Board
A delegate is elected from each village in the committee’s jurisdiction, with a maximum of 100 members per area. These delegates elect the directors, and the directors elect the chairman from among themselves. The secretary of the sugarcane committee is the member-secretary of the board and is responsible for all the activities of the committee. The number of directors in each cooperative committee is determined according to its by-laws.
Objectives
- Implement plans made by the central/state government and higher authorities for increasing sugarcane production.
- Ensure that members’ sugarcane is purchased and sold at fair prices and that supply to the sugar mill is managed efficiently, with prompt payment for the produce.
- Protect the interests of the members.
- Provide members with loans for agricultural inputs such as quality sugarcane seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural machinery, etc.
- Arrange capital for fulfilling the above objectives.
- Undertake other tasks that are related to or assist in achieving the above goals.
Financial Sources
- Share capital
- Deposits and loans
- Contributions, grants, and government assistance
- Reserves and funds generated from profits
- Fines and entry fees
List of Sugarcane Society
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Khatima, Udham Singh Nagar 05943-253577
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Sitarganj, Udham Singh Nagar 05948-254104
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Kichha, Udham Singh Nagar 05944-264409
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar 05944-230514
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Gadarpur, Udham Singh Nagar 05949-271205
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Bajpur, Udham Singh Nagar 05949-281046
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar 05947-275359
- Sugar Mill Committee – Nadehi, Udham Singh Nagar 05947-222037
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Haldwani, Nainital 05946-220013
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Jwalapur, Haridwar 01334-252596
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Iqbalpur, Haridwar 01332-272329
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Laksar, Haridwar 01332-254684
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Libbarehadi, Haridwar 01332-229193
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Doibala, Dehradun 0135-2695224
- Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee – Dehradun, Dehradun 0135-2654324