Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government at the Centre and the State are committed to the welfare of the farmers and have taken steps to ensure doubling the income of farmers by 2022.
“This was our commitment to improve financial condition of the farmers and keeping with our promise many schemes have been implemented by the State and Central Government which have directly helped the farmers,” Yogi said while addressing farmers in Farrukhabad here on Sunday.
He said recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced increase in the MSP of kharif crop which is unprecedented. This decision will bring prosperity in the life of farmers. “On our part the State Government has waived of crop loan and has also set up purchase centers for wheat and paddy. This has directly benefitted farmers,” he said.
Realising he was speaking in the potato belt of Uttar Pradesh he said that Government has taken many steps to augment the income of potato farmers. This is the first Government in UP which had announced MSP for the potato growers so that they can get better remuneration of their produce, he said.
“The previous Governments had used the farmers as vote bank while this Government, under the direction of Prime Minister, is working to improve their lot. For us farmer is ‘annadatta’ and we are committed to protect their interests,” he said.
Chief Minister said in last one and half years the Government has taken series of welfare schemes. We are the one who gave free electricity connections to the people living below poverty lines. In last one year over 10 lakh BPl families got houses under Pradhan mantra Awas Yojana. “We have also allowed the farmers to take mud from their field if required for personal use. Earlier, the mining officials used to harass them. Now, a farmer can take 10 trolley of mud from his own field for personal work. If he is harassed by officials action will be taken against them,” he said.
Chief Minister that in last fiscal Government had constructed 8.85 lakh houses and provided free gas connections to BPl families through Ujawala schemes and 100 days of work under MANREGA. Besides, 3.60 lakh houses have been built under urban Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
“The Government is committed to the welfare of the people. We want that the last man in the line should also get the benefit. It is the duty of the officials to ensure that targeted beneficiary should get Government benefit,” he said giving directions to the officials to work for the welfare of masses.