Yogi, Shahi hail hike in fertilizer subsidy

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath and agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi have welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to increase fertilizer subsidy by 140%. In a tweet on Wednesday, Adityanath said the welfare of farmers was the PM’s priority and the hike in fertilizer subsidy was just one more proof of it.

“Farmers will now get subsidy at the rate of Rs 1200 per bag of DAP fertilizer in place of the existing Rs 500 per bag. They will get one bag of DAP for Rs

Farmers will now get subsidy at the rate of ₹1200 per bag of DAP fertilizer in place of the existing ₹500 per bag. They will get one bag of DAP for ₹1200 against current price of ₹2400

YOGI ADITYANATH, CM

1200 against the current price of Rs 2400,” the CM said in the tweet. Terming the PM’s decision on fertilizer subsidy as “historic”, agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi said this would benefit farmers in a big way. “This is the second biggest decision in in the interest of farmers after transfer of Rs 20,667 crore to farmers’ accounts under the PM-KISAN on the day of Akshay Tritiya,” Shahi said.