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AIKS Press Release : New Delhi : 30 May2026
AIKS Hails Withdrawal of Anti-Farmer Sugarcane Control Order 2026 as a Historic Victory for Farmers’ Movement
New Delhi, 30 May 2026 – The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) today celebrated the Union Government’s sudden withdrawal of the draft Sugarcane (Control) Order, 2026, calling it a direct result of the relentless agitation and nationwide campaign led by sugarcane farmers under the AIKS banner.
In an Office Memorandum issued today, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution withdrew the draft order, which had been placed in the public domain on 20 April 2026. The government cited the need to “revisit” the draft based on suggestions from State Governments and stakeholders. AIKS, however, asserted that the withdrawal would never have happened without sustained farmer pressure.
“This is a victory of the toiling sugarcane farmers of India. The government has blinked,” said Rajan Kshirsagar, President of AIKS. “We were the first political and farmer organisation to demand the complete scrapping of this anti-farmer draft. From day one, we exposed this order as a corporate millers’ charter designed to legalise the loot of farmers.”
AIKS Campaign & Farmers Resistance That Forced the Rollback
AIKS launched an immediate and aggressive campaign the moment the draft order was released on 20 April 2026. Over the past five weeks, AIKS conducted conventions, street protests, and farmer assemblies across: Uttar Pradesh Tamilnadu Bihar Haryana Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra
Thousands of sugarcane farmers participated in these mobilisations, raised of objections to the Ministry before the 20 May deadline. AIKS General Secretary Ravula Venkaiah noted that the government’s claim of reviewing the order based on “suggestions” was a face-saving tactic.
“We forced this withdrawal. Without farmers resistance, this order would have been notified as is,” Venkaiah said.
Why AIKS Opposed the Draft Sugarcane Control Order, 2026 :AIKS had vehemently opposed the draft on multiple grounds, all of which remain valid despite the withdrawal:
1. Deception on FRP – The draft retained the flawed A₂+FL formula instead of the comprehensive C₂ cost of production, which would have ensured at least ₹411 per quintal (at 9.30% recovery). Under the draft, farmers faced an estimated loss of over ₹56,000 per hectare.
2. Exclusion of By-product Profits – Clause 3 (Explanation 5) explicitly excluded profits from ethanol, co-generated power, and bio-fertilisers from FRP consideration, negating the Rangarajan Committee’s revenue-sharing formula.
3. Monopoly Zones Expanded – The draft increased the mandatory distance between sugar mills from 15 km to 25 km (Clause 6A), creating corporate monopolies and destroying farmers’ bargaining power.
4. Paper Tiger on Payments – Despite a 14-day payment rule, farmer dues had already reached ₹16,087 crore by February 2026. The draft had no automatic attachment of assets or criminal liability for defaulting millers.
5. Legalised Deductions – Clause 3A allowed mills to make arbitrary deductions for “stale,” “burnt,” or “dried” cane without any third-party inspection or appellate mechanism.
6. Standalone Ethanol Units Exempted – The proviso to Clause 6B exempted standalone ethanol units from performance bank guarantees, allowing corporate players to exploit sugarcane without any revenue-sharing with farmers.
7. Abandonment of Rangarajan Committee – The draft systematically junked the 2012 Rangarajan Committee recommendations on revenue sharing, distance norms, and SAP phase-out.
What Comes Next?While hailing the withdrawal as a major victory, AIKS made it clear that the fight is not over. The government may reintroduce a revised order. AIKS demanded that any future order must incorporate:
1. FRP linked to C₂ cost plus 50% as per Swaminathan formula (minimum ₹411 per quintal)
2. Mandatory revenue sharing of 75% from sugar, ethanol, power, bio-fertilisers & all byproducts.
3. Reduction of mandatory mill distance back to 15 km or less
4. Criminal penalties for delayed payments beyond 14 days
5. Strict third-party testing for recovery and cane quality
6. Coverage of all khandsari and standalone ethanol units under FRP
“We welcome the withdrawal, but we are not fools. The skeleton of the 1966 order remains. We will continue our agitation until a genuinely farmer-friendly order is enacted,” Kshirsagar warned. He added that AIKS has prepared massive agitation if any future order repeats the same anti-farmer provisions.
AIKS has called upon all sugarcane farmers to remain vigilant and to prepare for a nationwide campaign if the government attempts to re-notify a similar order. Also prepare a right based sytem on scintific formula of C2+50% for FRP and Revenue Sharing on all by products based on Rangarajan Commission.
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