The Uttar Pradesh government has allocated over Rs 384 crore for relief funds to 11 lakh farmers across the state who suffered crop loss owing to unseasonal rains and recent floods in 2021-22.
Additional Chief Secretary (Rural Development and Panchayati Raj) Manoj Kumar Singh told news persons in Lucknow on Friday, “Following an assessment of crop losses, the government has pegged crop losses in the state at around Rs 384 crore. The state government has released the compensation to respective district magistrates to distribute it among 11.44 lakh farmers through direct benefit transfer (DBT).”
On Thursday, the state government released an installment of Rs 102 crore to be distributed as relief to over 2. 98 lakh farmers who have been affected by natural calamities. Earlier, the government had released three installments of Rs 74.60 crore for relief to about 2.08 lakh farmers, approximately Rs 160 crore for about 4.77 lakh farmers and a Rs. 48.20 crore for 1.39 lakh farmers identified after primary survey. This accounts for a total of over Rs 282 crore.
Standing crops were badly damaged due to torrential rains and heavy floods across the state in September and early October. In the wake of the natural calamities, the government is providing financial assistance from the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF). Standing firmly with the farmers suffering from crop loss due to floods, the chief minister has also instructed the officials to give appropriate and immediate compensation to the farmers.