Uttar Pradesh State PCS

• 07 May 2022

Hi-tech nurseries to be developed in every district of Uttar Pradesh

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.