CM Yogi to gift this scheme to all farmers, check details
Gift for UP farmers: Good News for farmers in UP as the Mukhya Mantri Khet Suraksha Yojana will now be implemented not only in Bundelkhand but in the entire state simultaneously. The Yogi government has proposed an increase in the budget for the scheme from Rs 75 crore to Rs 350 crore in this regard.
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Under this scheme, a solar fence with a current flow of only 12 volts will be installed to protect crops from animals. The solar fence will give a mild shock to animals, causing no harm to them but keeping them away from the crops. As soon as an animal will touch the fence, the siren will sound, giving the animal a mild shock. This will prevent animals like nilgai, monkeys, pigs/wild boars, etc., from causing damage to standing crops in the fields.
To support this initiative, the government will provide a grant of 60 per cent or Rs 1.43 lakh per hectare to small and marginal farmers. The draft of this scheme has been prepared by the Agriculture Department and will soon be sent to the cabinet for approval. After receiving approval, the scheme will be implemented throughout the state.
Meanwhile, the farmers always used to complaint about facing troubles due to the stray animals such as nilgai, cow, buffalo and wild boar that enter the fields and eat/damage the crops.
In loss or meagre profit margin, the farmers either have to guard their own fields or hire one to guard during the night.
A farmer said, "Throughout the day we work in the field and cannot sleep properly even at night fearing animals will damage our crops. We stay alert but it is taking a toll on our health now."
Being an all-weather crop that can also bear the impact of changes in weather, more farmers are getting inclined toward sugarcane cultivation despite the loss.
- ANI
