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UP Budget 2018-19 for Agriculture development, farmers benefits features
UP Government Budget 2018-19 features for Agriculture sector, farmers benefits and Rural development
UP Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal presented the Budget: 2018-19, with the total allocation of Rs 4,28,384.52 crores, on 16th February 2018 in Legislative Assembly, Lucknow.
Farmers /Agriculture & Rural Development
Fertilisers’ production target has been placed at 60,000 metric tonnes and for providing fertilizers to farmers an allocation of Rs 100 crore has been placed.
Oilseed production target is kept at 11, 28,000 metric tonnes.
UP Government to make amendments in Mandi rules for making farmers easy to sell their produce. Organic farming will also to get significance push.
20 new agriculture centres to be opened and 5500 centres will be established to buy wheat from farmers.
CM Horticulture scheme under Department of Horticulture and Food Processing has been launched.
Irrigation Sarayu canal project to get an allocation of Rs 1614 crores.
An allocation of Rs 36 crores been placed, under Minor Irrigation Scheme.
Panchayati Raj Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) to get a budgetary allocation of Rs 5000 crores.
UP Government: Arjun Assistant Project to get a budgetary allocation of Rs 741 crores.
UP Government: Madhya Ganga Canal Project to get an allocation of Rs 1,701 crores.
UP Government: Knhr Irrigation Project allotted with Rs 500 crores of budgetary allocation.
National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) to get an allocation of Rs 1,500 crores has been placed.
UP State Project for Rural Drinking Water Supply allotted a budget of Rs 120 crores.
Farm Pond Scheme in Bundelkhand districts has been set with the creation of 5000 ponds in a year.
UP Government: Sprinkler Irrigation Scheme the subsidies for farmers benefitted with Rs 21 crores.
For the establishment of Solar Photovoltaic Irrigation Pumps Rs 131 crores has been allocated.
