In an attempt to provide the much-needed relief to farmers facing challenges, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath, approved an aid of Rs 192.57 crore for them on Tuesday.
The amount will be used for weed control as well as safe storage of standing and ready crops in the field, using various ecological resources in the next five years.
In this regard, the required chemical and biological pesticides will be given to the farmers on a grant from the Agricultural Defense Unit. A proposal to give a 50 per cent subsidy on storage units has also been approved for the safe storage of crops.
It is worth noting that farmers suffer huge crop losses due to weeds, insects, pests, damage due to unsafe storage, and rats every year. To reduce the loss of farmers, the cabinet approved an assistance of Rs 192,57,75,000 for a period of five years from 2022-23 to 2026-27. The government will spend Rs 34.17 crore in the current financial year for the benefit of farmers.
It is noteworthy that farmers suffer 15-20 per cent crop loss due to weeds, 26 per cent due to crop diseases, 20 per cent due to insect diseases, 7 per cent due to lack of proper storage, 6 per cent due to rats and 8 per cent due to other reasons on an average every year.
In view of this, the cabinet has decided to reduce farmers’ loss and boost their income through proper and safe storage of their crops.
Apart from this, the cabinet also decided to give a 50 per cent subsidy to farmers on long-term storage of foodgrains in bakharis (storage houses) with a capacity of 2 to 5 quintals. The government will be spending Rs 41.42 lakh in this regard under Kisan Yojana from the year 2022 to 2027.
The cabinet also approved the proposal for extension of the boundary of Deoria Nagar Palika Parishad and the expansion of the limits of Aligarh Municipal Corporation. The minister of urban development has been authorised to make relevant amendments if there is a need to amend the contents of the notification. In Deoria, 23 revenue villages —Tilai Belwa, Parasiyo alias Kharjarwa, Dambhar alias Jatmalpur, Pagra alias Parasia, Barwa Gor place, Badhra, Chintaman Chak, Piparpati, Gobrai Khas, Mehra Nagar outside, Dhanauti Khurd, Mooddih, Sakrapar, Deoria Khas, Babhani Nagar Bahrain, Rampur Khurd, Bhimpur, Pidra, Raghavapur, Katari, Danopur, Sonda and Takahiya — are included.
In Aligarh, 16 revenue villages — Devsaini, Talashpur Kalan, Sukhravali, Sindhauli, Alinagar, Bhadeshi Mafi, Nagla Pankhani, Padiyavali, Rustampur Sakat Khan (Nagla Temple), Hajipur Chauhatta, Badhauli Fateh Khan, Dayanatpur Rasila, Bhakraula, Daulara Nirpal, Khedia Khwaja Budva and Ajitpur Asna — are included.
Besides, the cabinet also issued the final notification regarding the extension of limits of Kampil Nagar Panchayat of Farrukhabad, Nagar Panchayat of Banda district, Ramnagar, Nagar Panchayat of Barabanki district, Ramkola, Nagar Panchayat of Kushinagar Dhaurahra District, Nagar Panchayat of Lakhimpur Kheri and Alhaganj, Nagar Panchayat of Shahjahanpur district.
The planned development of these nagar panchayat areas after border expansion will directly/indirectly help in employment generation.
The cabinet approved the proposals for issuance of final notification regarding the formation of Nagar Panchayat Maa Kamakhya in Ayodhya, Nagar Panchayat Sankisa Basantpur in Farrukhabad, Nagar Panchayat Hetimpur in Deoria and Nagar Panchayat Mathauli in Kushinagar.