Yogi Govt drive to bring more farmers under PMFBY scheme
Soon after the decision of the Centre to repeal farm laws, the Yogi Adityanath government is set to mobilize the farming community by launching a state-wide drive from December 1 to bring the maximum number of farmers under the Central crop insurance scheme — Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
The move comes just ahead of the start of the winter session of Parliament from Monday, when the Centre is likely to move a Bill to repeal the three farm laws.
The Yogi-led government will ensure schemes entailing coverage and financial support to farmers in the event of crop failure due to natural calamities, pests, and diseases.
The week-long drive will be carried out by the Uttar Pradesh government in coordination with the ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare and financial institutions, including commercial banks and regional rural banks.
As per the agriculture department records, updated till August 31, Uttar Pradesh, in 2019-20, had a total cultivable area of more than 35.5 lakh hectares with around 47lakh farmers insured under PMFBY.
The state agriculture department has decided to carry out the campaign in 75 developmental blocks across 75 districts, where the number of insured farmers is on the lower side.
In a letter sent to district magistrates, additional chief secretary (agriculture) Devesh Chaturvedi said, emphasis should be laid on aspirational districts and districts with a substantial population of Scheduled Tribes.
The areas where the scheme is proposed to be taken up rigorously include Sewapuri in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency of Varanasi, Campierganj block in Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath’s political backyard of Gorakhpur, and Pathardeva assembly seat of UP Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi.
Special vehicles to spread awareness in different districts about the scheme will be flagged off by Shahi from Lucknow on December 1.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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