Uttar Pradesh to promote betel vine farming

The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a scheme to promote betel vine farming in the state.

During current financial year, the government has allocated Rs 1 crore for the scheme, wherein betel farmers would be provided grants. The decision was taken during the state’s Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today. The districts to be included in the scheme are Unnao, Rae Bareli, Hardoi, Lucknow, Sitapur, Barabanki, Sultanpur, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Banda, Pratapgarh, Jaunpur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Kanpur, Allahabad, Amethi, Varanasi, Mirzapur and Sonebhadra.