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SOCIO- ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SUBSIDY IN SUGARCANE AND BENEFICIARIES APPRAISAL: A CASE STUDY OF A SUGAR MILLS OF BANGLADESH (Pages : 55 - 58)
M. A. RASHID, M. M. KAMAL , M. S. MIA, R. A. ZITU AND M. N. OANThe economy of North Bengal revolves round the sugar mills. The crux attempt of the study was to dig out the socio-economic impact of subsidy for the beneficiaries as well as sugar mills and to assess the beneficiaries’ appraisal about the subsidy in sugarcane. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Due to subsidy cane yield was increased by 18.47 t/ha and found that due to subsidy additional 978.91 ton sugarcane were produced. Thus additional return from those were taka about 1.3 million among the respondents and total extra money flow was taka 1.7 million. Data also expressed that the sugar mills received a total benefit of Tk. 2.84 million, 125.37 million, 205.10 million and 188.55 million during 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 cropping year respectively. Beneficiaries’ appraisal were evaluated and ranked as per weight. Top three responses were as ‘it should be continued ’; ‘subsidy is a motivation tool for STP’ and ‘it should be distributed during Sept-Oct’.Download