"Double engine govt is working towards making farmer's future beautiful and secure": UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing the Kisan Samman Samaroh, said that after the NDA government came to power in 2014, farmers became one of the "agendas" for this government.

The Uttar Pradesh government pointed out that 12 crore farmers in the country are getting the benefit of the Prime Minister's Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme.

"You must have seen for the first time in 2014 that the farmer who provides food can also become a part of the political agenda of a government. When PM Modi started the Soil Health Card Scheme... After the Soil Health Card, the Prime Minister's Agricultural Irrigation Scheme and then the Prime Minister's Agricultural Insurance Scheme were implemented and the Prime Minister's Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme was implemented," he said.

"12 crore farmers in the country are getting the benefit of the Prime Minister's Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme... This double engine government is also working towards making the future of its farmers beautiful and secure in the state." CM Yogi highlighted.

Further stressing on the BJP government's efforts to mitigate farmer suicide in the state, CM Yogi said, "When our government came in 2017, farmers were committing suicide... There were no facilities anywhere. In 2017, when we came, first of all we took forward the loan waiver program of Rs 36000 crore of 86 lakh farmers and after the loan waiver, we resorted to the Prime Minister's Agricultural Irrigation Scheme to develop the irrigation capacity in the state ..."

Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted a high-level review of the State Tax Department in Lucknow and directed the officials to adopt the policy of transparency, technical efficiency and strict enforcement in tax collection.

CM Yogi directed to take action against shell companies and fake registered companies.

CM Yogi Adityanath met with members of the 16th Finance Commission in Lucknow on Wednesday. The state's Finance Minister, Suresh Khanna, said earlier that CM Yogi laid out several demands in front of the Finance Commission. This also included a demand to increase the state's share in central taxes.

Khanna earlier told ANI, "...Some demands were made by the Chief Minister for the state today (Wednesday). Instead of the 41 per cent share we received so far, we should get 50 per cent. At the same time, Uttar Pradesh should not get less than 20 per cent in central taxes. This is our demand."

"At the 16th Finance Commission meeting, the Uttar Pradesh government presented the achievements of 8 years. Based on the successes, it seemed clear that the Finance Commission was satisfied with our progress, and Uttar Pradesh will get a good recommendation and will take a long leap forward successfully...," the deputy CM remarked. (ANI)