Yogi govt’s campaign attracts youth towards farming

By Vivek Tripathi Lucknow, Dec 31 : The Mukhyamantri Krishak Chhatravratti Yojana, a scheme run by the Yogi Adityanath government, is swiftly changing the scenario in Uttar Pradesh. The younger generation that was almost reluctant to join farming has started showing interest towards the traditional occupation of the country. The scheme is not only helping the students to complete their studies by providing them scholarships but it also developing their interest in agriculture.
The apex farmers’ body State Agricultural Produce Markets Board is providing scholarships to the children of farmers studying in agriculture colleges and universities. With the help of this scholarship, the students are able to continue with their studies and they are being trained in modern agriculture techniques like soil testing, manure and seeds quantity measurement, protecting the crop from various disease, etc.
Under the scheme, the students studying in agricultural universities and colleges are given Rs 3,000 per month as scholarship. Earlier, the farmers were not aware about this scheme, hence, their children were deprived of this benefit. When Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath got to know about the situation, he ordered the promotion of this scheme. As a result, hundreds of students are now getting scholarships.
The Board has given Rs 91 crore as scholarship to 2,690 students since 2017. Along with this, hostels are being built in three agricultural universities. Due to such steps being taken by the Board for the education of the children of farmers, the farmers of the state are now encouraging their children to study in agricultural universities.
The main reason for this is the Chief Minister Krishak Scholarship Scheme operated under the Chief Minister’s Farmers Welfare Schemes. Farmers welfare schemes include the Chief Minister’s Farmer Accident Assistance Scheme, the Chief Minister’s Farm-Barn Fire Accident Assistance Scheme, the Chief Minister’s Farmer’s Gift Scheme and the Chief Minister’s Farmers Scholarship Scheme.
Pradeep Verma, an M.Sc student, said that he gets Rs 36,000 as scholarship annually. I don’t even have to take support from home, he says.