Uttar Pradesh government approves Rs 841 crore for installation of 2100 tubewells

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In a bid to help farmers in view of the monsoon deficit, the state cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal for installing 2100 tubewells in 62 districts at a cost of Rs 841.98 crore. It also approved a proposal to distribute mini kits of ‘toria’ seeds (variety of mustard) to farmers that would entail a cost of Rs 4.57 crore.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presided over the meeting of the state cabinet that approved the proposals. Minister for Agriculture Surya Pratap Shahi said that each tubewell would be able to irrigate 50 hectares of land and thus create additional irrigation facilities to 1,05,000 hectares land. The project to be implemented from 2022-2023 to 2023-2024 would lead to possible creation of jobs of 21 lakh man days.

The state has irrigation facilities in 87 per cent of the net crop area. Out of 143.37 lakh hectares area, private and government tubewells are providing irrigation to 107.30 lakh hectares. This shows that 74 per cent irrigation was being done through private and government tubewells. A total of 34,316 government tubewells are providing irrigation facilities to farmers.

The cabinet gave nod to a proposal for free distribution of ‘toria’ seeds under a subsidy scheme, keeping in view the deficit monsoon that has led to delay in sowing of Kharif crop. Mini 2kg kits of ‘toria’ seeds will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.

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The minister said 25 per cent of the seeds would be distributed among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes farmers and the rest to other farmers in the districts. An official press release said that this would lead to additional production of 4 lakh quintal of ‘tora’ and give an average benefit of Rs 8,000 per hectare to farmers.

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