Mission 2019: Yogi govt loosens the purse strings to keep farmers happy

The Adityanath government is taking a multi-pronged approach to remunerating farmers, especially through timely and adequate payouts for purchase of three main cash crops -- sugarcane, paddy, wheat

On October 2, when leading news channels were beaming live the farmers’ protest march to the national capital and subsequent clash with police on the Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at a hurriedly convened news conference blamed previous regimes for the agrarian distress, and enumerated various schemes launched by the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments at the Centre and in the state to buttress his claim of toeing a definitive pro-farm agenda. The well-organised protest over pending farm issues was deftly resolved within 24 hours, bringing the much-needed sigh of relief in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

Nonetheless,