Assuring cane farmers that his Government was committed to clear cane dues at the earliest Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has asked sugar mills not to close their units till sugar cane is available for crushing. “The state government is committed to clear cane dues of the farmers at the earliest. The state run mills are clearing dues regularly and private mills would be asked to clear dues soon,” Chief Minister said in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday.
Yadav said his Government is pro-farmers. It has taken many decisions that has helped farming community. “Uttar Pradesh is the first in the country to announce compensation to the farmers who lost their crop in recent rains and hail storm. We have asked for financial support from the centre but are yet to hear from there,” he said. Elaborating on the schemes his government has launched for the people Chief Ministers said that by 2016 villages will get over 16 hour electricity while urban areas will get 22-24 hours quality power supply.
“A 500 MW unit in Anpara and 129 MW unit in Harduaganj have started generation. Second unit of 500 MW Anapara D will also start production soon. So, a beginning has been made in this direction and soon the state will have enough electricity to meet its regular demand,” Yadav said. He said the government has launched Samajwadi Pension scheme in which 40 lakh families are getting financial assistance. Additional 5 lakh families would be added to this pool. Besides, skill development mission has been launched to train educated youth so that they can get employment.
“Our government has launched many schemes to improve rural economy. Kaamdhenu yojana has been launched for milk producers. loan waiver scheme for farmers has been initiated and they have been brought under insurance cover. In next two years we are committed to change the face of Uttar Pradesh,” he said.