HYDERABAD, Jan 8: An amount of Rs1.071 billion is outstanding against 22 sugar mills of Sindh under the head of quality premium for 2002-3.

According to official figures, Rs56.5 million is outstanding against the Al-Abbas Sugar Mills, Mirwah Gorchani, Rs36.5 million against the Al-Asif Sugar Mills, Garho, Rs112.2 million against the Ansari Sugar Mills, Matli, Rs49.9 million against the Army Welfare Sugar Mills, Badin, Rs41.4 million against the Bawany Sugar Mills, Talhar, Rs107.2 million against the Dewan Sugar Mills, Budho Talpur, Rs40.56 against the Digri Sugar Mills, Rs68.26 million against the Faran Sugar Mills, Shaikh Bhirkio, Rs36 million against the Fauji Sugar Mills, Khoski, Rs69.38 million against the Fauji Sugar Mills, Tando Mohammad Khan, Rs50.47 million against the Larr Sugar Mills, Sujawal, Rs43.1 million against the Matiari Sugar Mills, Rs24 million against the Mehran Sugar Mills, Tando Allahyar, Rs47.2 million against the Mirpurkhas Sugar Mills, Rs41 million against the Mirza Sugar Mills, Lawari, Rs44.4 million against the Pangrio Sugar Mills, Rs3.3 million against the Sakrand Sugar Mills, Rs10.6 million against the Sanghar Sugar Mills, Rs37 million against the Seri Sugar Mills, Rs50.4 million against the Shahmurad Sugar Mills, Jhoke, Rs70.26 million against the Sindh Abadgar Sugar Mills, Deenpur, and Rs31.4 against the Tharparkar Sugar Mills, Kot Ghulam Mohammad.

The Sindh Cane Commissioner has directed the sugar mills to ensure the payment of quality premium to the growers latest by Jan 31.