Uttar Pradesh
Hi-tech nurseries to be developed in every district of Uttar Pradesh
- 07 May 2022
- 1 min read
Why In News?
- On May 7, 2022, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya directed the rural development officials to develop two hi-tech nurseries in each district of the state.
Key Point
- Under these directions, the Rural Development Department will develop 150 hi-tech nurseries to grow fruits and selected vegetable saplings within 100 days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
- The cost of each nursery will be around Rs 1 crore and one nursery will produce around 15 lakh saplings every year.
- High-tech nurseries will be developed under Israeli technology according to the standards set by the Department of Horticulture.
- The high-tech nursery developed under the MGNREGA scheme will be maintained through cluster level federation of National Rural Livelihood Mission.
- Under the MGNREGA scheme, nurseries will be developed on the collective land (as per norms laid down by the Department) of members of self-help groups/village organisations/cluster level federations.
