Yogi Adityanath Lays Foundation for Rs 7.24 Billion Projects in Kasganj

26 May 2025 CW Team

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath laid the foundation for development projects worth Rs 7.24 billion in Kasganj district. During the event, he praised the Indian Army’s strength under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, highlighting efforts made over the last ten years to modernise and strengthen the armed forces.

CM Yogi inaugurated and inspected police barracks and an auditorium at the Kasganj Police Line. He also chaired a review meeting on the Cooperation Department, urging easy and affordable loans for small and marginal farmers through cooperative banks.

He emphasised the ‘Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana’ and called for enhancing loan distribution capacity and modernising cooperative bank branches. The Chief Minister noted that by 2025, cooperative banks have disbursed loans exceeding Rs 23 billion.

Digital transformation of over five thousand MPACS committees is underway, with direct recruitment in the cooperative sector planned via the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection to improve services. Warehouses with capacities between 500 and 1,000 metric tons will be constructed, with preparations ongoing in sixteen districts for grain storage schemes.

CM Yogi stated that cooperation is key to realising the dream of self-reliant farmers.

Source:ANI

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