Yogi govt rolls out sops for UP farmers

Yogi govt rolls out sops for UP farmers
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​ Mon, Feb 22 2021 13:36 IST
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UP finance minister Suresh Khanna taking the budget.. Image Source: IANS News
Lucknow, Feb 22 : The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, that presented its first paperless Budget on Monday, has rolled out a number of sops for farmers.
UP Finance Minister Suresh Khanna, in his Budget speech, said that the state government was committed to the promise of doubling farmers' income and had earmarked a sum for Rs 700 crore for free irrigation.
The government has announced Rs 600 crore for farmers' accident welfare scheme. A sum of Rs 400 crore has been set aside for providing crop loans to farmers. The government has earmarked Rs 3,100 crore for farmers' pension. The state government, in 2021-22, also proposes to set up 15,000 solar pumps.

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