₹36,000 cr loan waiver benefited 8.6 million farmers in 2017, says Yogi; ₹493 cr relief to UP farmers
Gorakhpur, October 12: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in the disaster relief fund distribution program organized in Gorakhpur on Monday, sent ₹ 493 crore directly to the accounts of more than nine lakh farmers of the state affected by crop loss due to flood, excessive rainfall, hailstorm and cyclone.
Yogi said that the previous governments, which call themselves sons of the soil and farmers, did not do the expected work for the farmers, whereas the double engine government has spent more than three times the amount as compared to the previous government.
Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi was also present on this occasion.
Chief Minister Yogi distributed assistance cheques to about one and a half dozen farmers on the stage.
CM Yogi said that after the government was formed in 2017, the first cabinet meeting decided to waive loans worth ₹36,000 crore for 8.6 million farmers. He said that Mayawati’s government spent ₹10,207 crore on farmers, and the Akhilesh Yadav government spent approximately ₹12,000 crore, while his government has spent ₹69,163 crore on farmers so far.
He further stated that the government has made arrangements to provide timely seeds, electricity, and adequate fertilizers to farmers. Last year, the state produced a record 75.2 million metric tons of food grains.
He explained that during the previous government, only ₹800 crore of the ₹3,200 crore received from the central government for disaster relief was distributed. After the government was formed, ₹1,200 crore of the remaining amount was transferred to farmers’ accounts within seven days. To benefit sugarcane farmers, the price of sugarcane was increased to ₹400 per quintal. The previous government paid approximately ₹62,000 crore for sugarcane in five years, while the Yogi government has paid ₹3.25 lakh crore in ten years. He stated that 105 sugar mills in the state are making payments within 15 days.
Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi stated that from 2017-18 to the present, ₹6,125 crore has been provided to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. In 2025-26, ₹812.76 crore was disbursed to 7.31 lakh farmers affected by disasters through this scheme. He stated that the number of farmers insured this year has increased from approximately 1.8 lakh last year to 2.3 to 2.4 lakh.
Chief Minister has directed to expedite their survey and compensation distribution. Shahi added that approximately ₹5 crore is being transferred to farmers in Jalaun under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. He added that if previous governments had made such efforts for farmers, they would not have to face poverty and misery.
Present on the occasion were Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan Shukla, Mayor Dr. Manglesh Shrivastava, MLAs Vipin Singh, Shriram Chauhan, Fateh Bahadur Singh, Pradeep Shukla, Dr. Vimlesh Paswan, Mahendra Pal Singh, Shravan Kumar Nishad and State Women’s Commission Vice President Charu Chaudhary, among other dignitaries
