ENA State 2023-03-29 17:21:14 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Patna, Mar 29 (KNN)</strong> With the aim to promote the jaggery industry in state, the Bihar government has formulated a new policy, sugarcane industries department minister Alok Kumar Mehta told the state Legislative Council on Tuesday.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Mehta informed the council that the new policy will provide incentives to sugarcane farmers, encourage small and micro industries and create job opportunities in the Jaggery industry.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3B9mZSj"><img alt="FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS" src="https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px" /></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The detailed project report (DPR) of the Bihar state jaggery industries promotion programme has been included in the fourth agricultural road map, he said while responding to a short-notice question of BJP member Sarvesh Kumar, reported the Hindustan times.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The programme would be implemented from the next crushing season to ensure sugarcane cultivated by farmers is consumed by local small and micro jaggery industries, he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">As per reports, the Bihar sugarcane industries department is also planning to organise an investors meet to attract private players in sugar industries. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 32806 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/bihar-govt-forms-policy-to-promote-jaggery-industry-in-state 2023-03-29 17:21:14 knnindia.co.in