Priyanka Poojary
On September 30, 2021 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched ‘Self-reliant farmers integrated development scheme’ for benefit and welfare of farmers in the state. Under this scheme the state government tends to increase the income of farmers through Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in the state. FPOs provide bargaining power to small and marginal farmers in their crop sales. It will enable the farmers to get right price of their crops. FPOs will assist the farmers selling their produce directly to the traders or companies. This scheme tends to set up 2725 FPOs in the state thereby benefiting 27.25 lakh farmers associated with those FPOs. The state government has allocated a budget of Rs. 722 crores for this scheme.
Scheme Overview:
| Scheme name | Self-reliant farmers integrated development scheme |
| Scheme Under | Uttar Pradesh Government |
| Launched By | Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath |
| Launch Date | September 30, 2021 |
| Eligible Beneficiaries | Farmers associated to FPOs in the state |
| Objective | To increase the income of farmers and ensure their welfare in the state. |
Objectives and Benefits:
- The main objective of the scheme is to increase the income of farmers associates to Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)
- Under this scheme the state government tends to provide facilities and resources to the farmers for all the activities right from farm to market.
- About 2725 FPOs are aimed to be set up by the government under this scheme.
- This scheme tends to set up one FPO for each block in the state.
- Farmers associated with FPOs will get right price for their produce and will get bargaining power while selling the produce.
- Farmers associated with FPOs will get a subsidy of 4% on the loan of Rs. 5 lakhs under this scheme.
- This scheme will boost he agricultural development in the state in the long run.
Key Points:
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched ‘Self-reliant farmer integrated development scheme’ in the state for ensuring benefit of the farmers associated to FPOs in the state.
- This scheme intends to increase the income of the farmers associated to Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs) in the state.
- Under this scheme state government tends to provide facilities and resources to the farmers for all the activities right from farm to market.
- It aims to ensure that farmers associated with FPOs get right price for their produce
- FPOs provide bargaining power to the farmers while selling the produce as around 500 to 1000 farmers are associated with the FPOs.
- The state government aims to set up 2725 FPOs by the government under this scheme.
- It also aims to set up one FPO for each block in the state in the next five years.
- 693 FPOs are already set up in the state till date.
- Farmers associated with FPOs will also get a subsidy of 4% on the loan of Rs. 5 lakhs under this scheme.
- This scheme aims to benefit about 27.25 lakh farmers associated to FPOs directly.
- The total budget allocated for this scheme is Rs. 722 crores.
