Lucknow, Aug. 20 -- Uttar Pradesh will launch a statewide campaign from September 16 onwards to achieve 100 per cent farmer registration.



Acting on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's instructions, district magistrates will review daily progress in the run-up to the drive. The Revenue Department has been directed to issue standard operating procedures (SOPs) to revenue officers to ensure correction of land ownership records in line with Aadhaar.

The UP government has set a target of over 2.88 crore farmer registration. Thus far, around 1.45 crore farmers- more than 50 per cent of the target have been registered, officials said here on Wednesday.

Bijnor leads the state with over 58 pc registrations, followed by Hardoi (57.84 pc), Shrava...