UP govt to provide a unique farm ID similar to Aadhar number to farmers

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The Uttar Pradesh government will provide farmers with a unique Farm ID similar to Aadhaar number, which will be linked with Aadhaar so that they can get the benefits of all government schemes.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• Aadhar verification will be used to implement this scheme in the coming days.

• Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Durga Shankar Mishra said that with the help of Aadhar, the UP Government has given the benefit of the government schemes to maximum number of people.

• He said that about Rs.8400 crore has been saved by the government through the use of Aadhaar verification.

• About one crore 92 lakh school children are also getting benefits of various schemes through Aadhaar card verification.

• He said that the Uttar Pradesh government will start giving family IDs very soon as work is already underway on this scheme.

• The government will bring those families under the purview of this scheme, who are not getting any kind of benefit so far.