More farmers' children to benefit as CM Yogi expands scholarship scheme

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed that the scope of a scholarship scheme for meritorious children of farmers be expanded to extend benefits to more eligible students, an official release said on Friday.

The Chief Minister issued a direction for expanding the scope of the Mukhyamantri Krishak Chhatravritti Yojana during the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Uttar Pradesh State Agricultural Produce Market Council.

During the meeting, several important proposals related to farmer welfare, agricultural marketing, and the mandi system, including the budget of Rs 3,025.49 crore for 2026-27, were approved, an official release said.

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Adityanath directed that the establishment of agricultural produce processing units in mandi premises under the PPP model be encouraged and that the relevant rules be made more practical and investment-friendly so that farmers receive better prices for their produce, value addition, and new employment opportunities in rural areas.

He also directed that more mandis be connected to the e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) platform, that more farmers be linked with the National Natural Farming Mission, and that certification arrangements for organic products be ensured in every district.

During the meeting, the revised income and expenditure estimates for the financial year 2025-26 and the budget for the year 2026-27 were approved. Approval was granted for estimated receipts of Rs 2,228.59 crore and expenditure provisions of Rs 3,025.49 crore for the year 2026-27.

It was informed during the meeting that the income of the state's Mandi Committees had increased from Rs 1,991.33 crore in the year 2024-25 to Rs 2,305.80 crore in the year 2025-26, registering a significant increase of 15.7 per cent.

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The budget includes adequate provisions for the construction and expansion of mandi sites, construction and repair of link roads, rural haats, Kisan Bazaars, cow shelters, hostel construction, land acquisition for Mandi Committees, and other development works. A provision of Rs 1,212.02 crore has also been made to expedite previously approved construction works.

The meeting also approved proposals to provide interest-free working capital to various cooperative institutions to further strengthen the procurement of pulses and oilseeds under the Price Support Scheme (PSS).

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