Hi-tech nurseries to be developed in every district of Uttar Pradesh | 07 May 2022

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.

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.