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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025) flagged disconnected vehicles carrying 1,000 quintals of wheat seeds from his authoritative residence arsenic assistance for flood-affected farmers of Punjab.
Addressing the event, the Chief Minister said the inaugural reflected the State's committedness to basal with each distressed citizen, adding that the festival of Diwali gains existent meaning erstwhile celebrated with a tone of compassion and service.
"At this hard time, the Uttar Pradesh authorities stands firmly with the 'annadata' farmers of Punjab. Under the enactment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the double-engine authorities -- some the Centre and the authorities -- is committed to supporting each disaster-affected national done relief, fiscal assistance and rehabilitation efforts," Mr. Adityanath said.
According to an authoritative statement, the Chief Minister noted Punjab's pivotal relation successful achieving cultivation self-sufficiency successful India.
However, dense rains this twelvemonth person severely disrupted beingness successful the authorities and destroyed farmers’ effect reserves.
The Chief Minister said the consignment includes 2,500 bags (1,000 quintals) of BB-327 wheat seeds, besides known arsenic “Karn Shivani”.
The bio-fortified and disease-resistant assortment matures successful astir 155 days and yields up to 80 quintals per hectare, helium said.
Mr. Adityanath said the effect assistance highlights not lone solidarity with Punjab’s farmers but besides the ratio and maturation of the Uttar Pradesh Seeds Development Corporation, which has transformed from a struggling entity to 1 earning a nett of ₹37 crore successful a year.
He besides announced that a 'Seed Park' volition soon beryllium established successful Lucknow successful representation of erstwhile Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, with preparations already complete.
Five further effect parks are besides planned crossed the State to boost cultivation innovation.
Greeting citizens connected Diwali and Guru Har Gobind Ji Maharaj’s commencement anniversary, Mr. Adityanath said the teachings of service, sacrifice and payment from Sikh contented service arsenic inspiration for nationalist life.
