Agriculture key to UP's $1 trn economic vision
"The state govt is working towards the farmers' uplift.
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Govt has undertaken historic initiatives over the eight years under guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," a state govt spokesperson said.
UP holds 11% of the country's cultivable land and contributes over 20% to India's total foodgrain production. Govt said that maize was being procured at MSP during rabi season — an unprecedented move that not only benefited farmers but also ended exploitation faced under previous govts.
"Today, farmers are earning lakhs through maize cultivation, thanks to fair prices and govt support," he claimed.
He said that agricultural scientists moved beyond laboratories to engage with farmers in the field. UP farmers are the biggest beneficiaries of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, one of the world's largest DBT schemes. "So far, 20 instalments totalling over Rs 90,000 crore have been transferred to the accounts of around 2.5 crore farmers in the state.
In PM's parliamentary constituency of Varanasi, farmers received approximately Rs 900 crore under this scheme.
" he said.
Before 2017, the farmers' plight in UP was dire—many were driven to suicide and sugarcane farmers were struggling to receive dues. "Procurement centres for maize, oilseeds, pulses, potatoes, millets, sorghum, paddy and wheat lacked proper management," the spokesperson said.
One of the Yogi govt's first major decisions in 2017 was to waive Rs 36,000 crore in farm loans, benefitting 86 lakh farmers. To strengthen irrigation infrastructure, govt leveraged the PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana, through which an additional 23 lakh hectares has been brought under irrigation. Besides, 15 lakh private tubewells were provided free electricity, with the govt allocating Rs 2,700 crore annually to the power department to ensure uninterrupted supply to farmers.
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