Lucknow, July 12 -- The Uttar Pradesh Government is implementing the Carbon Credit Finance Scheme to promote environmental protection and strengthen the economic well-being of farmers. So far, Rs 49.55 lakh has already been distributed to 244 farmers under the scheme, said a press statement.
In the next phase, the Government is set to disburse Rs 25.45 lakh to 401 more farmers, with the process officially initiated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the state-wide plantation drive in Ayodhya Dham.
Uttar Pradesh is the first state in the country to implement such a model. The farmers from Gorakhpur, Bareilly, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad and Saharanpur divisions have been included in the first phase.
Through agroforestry, these farmer...