The Tamil Nadu Government has announced a State Advised Price of Rs 2,000 a tonne of sugarcane plus a transport cost of Rs 100 for the 2011-12 sugar season, according to an official press release. The Government will also take steps to enable the production of ethanol by distilleries attached to sugar mills to support the ethanol-blended fuel programme. This will strengthen the revenue for sugar mills which will be able to pay farmers a higher price for cane, the release said.