Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath greeted the farming community on the occasion of the 118th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh and said that his government was committed to bettering their interests.
Hailing former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh for dedicating his life for the empowerment of farmers, Yogi said that the late leader strived hard for the uplift of the underprivileged sections of society.
“Chaudharyji used to say that the path of the nation’s prosperity passes through farmland. In other words, India will progress if the farmers are progressive,” he said.
Pledging to infuse latest technology in agriculture, the chief minister said that as many as 20 new Krishi Vigyan Kendras were being constructed in addition to the existing 69 such KVKs linked to four agriculture universities in UP.
“Of these, 18 have already been completed,” the chief minister said.
“Farmers have been provided with the facility of soil testing and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana has been further extended. Also, water has been provided to every farm under the Prime Minister Agricultural Irrigation Scheme,” he said.
Yogi came down heavily on the opposition parties for spreading cooked up stories about the new agriculture laws and for misguiding innocent farmers.
“Neither the MSP (minimum support price) system nor mandi system is going to be abolished but the opposition parties are out to create unnecessary confusion,” he said.
The chief minister said that the state government was focusing on reducing the cost of farming and increasing productivity.
The UP government distributed tractors and cheques up to Rs 3 lakh to the farmers of the state on this day which is celebrated as Kisan Diwas.