The ‘Farmer Registry’, a digital process for the identification of farmers and verification of their crops, is not mandatory, the statement said, adding that the decision has been taken in view of the inconvenience being faced by farmers.
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed all District Magistrates to implement this order immediately.
Earlier this year, the Farmer Registry was made mandatory for farmers willing to sell wheat at the minimum support price at government procurement centres.
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However, many farmers were unable to sell their crop at government centres due to a lack of registration and were being forced to sell their produce to middlemen at lower prices.
Taking cognisance of the farmers’ plight, the chief minister intervened immediately. Under the new order, farmers will now be able to sell their wheat at government procurement centres without a registry, just as they did in previous years, the statement said.