Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday, ordered the officials to expedite the relief work by providing appropriate compensation to every farmer in the state who suffered crop losses at the earliest.
While addressing a meeting on Tuesday, Yogi Adityanath said, “Every single farmer, whose crop has been damaged due to floods or excessive rains, must be compensated. This work should be done on priority with utmost sensitivity and promptness.”
Till now, the Uttar Pradesh government has allocated over Rs 384 crore in relief funds to farmers who have suffered crop losses owing to recent floods in the financial year 2021-22, benefitting more than 11 lakh farmers across the state.
The respective district collectors will distribute the compensation among farmers through DBT.
The government has already released four installments – over Rs 102 crore for over 2,98,496 farmers, Rs 74.60 crore to about 2.08 lakh farmers, approximately Rs 160 crore for about 4,77,581 farmers, and a fund of Rs. 48,20,57,668 to 1,39,863 farmers identified after primary survey which accounts for a total of Rs 384 crore.
In wake of the natural calamities, the government is providing financial assistance from the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF).