Ghaziabad passport-office to impound sugar-mill owner's passport over payment dues
Coming down heavily on a sugar mill owner for allegedly erring on sugarcane payments to farmers, the Ghaziabad district administration has asked the regional passport office to impound his passport. In an official communique, District magistrate Ritu Maheshwari said the action was initiated against Umesh Kumar Modi, owner of Modi Sugar Mills, for non-payment of dues. Read the details here.
Recovery certificate issued against Umesh Modi on December 14
Yesterday, the sub-divisional magistrate confiscated 7,000 quintals of sugar from a godown of the mill, the communique said. Besides, several offices and the refining section of the Modi Nagar-based sugar mill, a farmhouse in Sikri Khurd village and other immovable properties have also been attached, it said. On December 14, a recovery certificate was issued by the sugarcane commissioner against Umesh Modi.
State-government already issued recovery certificate against 8 UP sugar mills
Till date around Rs. 173 crore arrear of farmers is due on the sugar mill owner. Modi has applied for a soft loan under UP government's special scheme but it wasn't sanctioned due to inadequate securities. The state government has already issued recovery certificates against eight sugar mills, including two units of Modi in Modi Nagar and Malakpur for non-payment of dues of 2017-18.
