Recovery of arrears of price of sugarcane

The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, provide as follows: (a) That within the notified area, the price of sugarcane supplied to a factory shall be paid as per the price fixed by the Government at the rate of Rs. 1 per quintal or such higher rate as may be notified. (b) That the factory shall pay to the grower the price of sugarcane at the rate of Rs. 1 per quintal or such higher rate as may be notified: Provided that clause (b) shall not apply to factories which are closed for the crushing season.