Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has significantly increased disaster relief amounts, doubling compensation for deaths caused by natural disasters and raising crop-loss assistance by 25 to 30 per cent, ANI reported on Friday, citing the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

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Families of those who die in natural disasters will now receive Rs 8 lakh, up from Rs 4 lakh, under new assistance standards implemented through the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).

For crop losses, compensation in irrigated areas has been raised from Rs 17,000 to Rs 22,000 per hectare, while in rain-fed areas it has gone up from Rs 8,500 to Rs 11,000 per hectare. Assistance for perennial crops and agroforestry has increased from Rs 22,500 to Rs 30,000 per hectare, and for silt removal from farmland from Rs 18,000 to Rs 23,000 per hectare.

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Compensation for the death of large livestock has also been increased, from Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000, and livestock, housing and sericulture assistance were revised upward as well, according to the reports.

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According to the CMO, more than 10 lakh farmers in the state are expected to benefit. The enhanced amounts will also cover losses incurred between April 1 and November 4, 2026, a period that includes this year's monsoon season.

Source: NewsPlainly (ANI and Aaj Tak figures)