Pragatisheel Kisan Sammelan and Kisan Pathshala at Barabanki
What happened
- The CM launched the 08th Kisan Pathshala with a progressive farmers’ meet, “Kheti ki Baat Khet Par”, at Barabanki. [UP CM press note]
- He said UP has only 11 per cent of India’s cultivable land but supplies 21 per cent of its foodgrains. [UP CM press note]
Background
- Padma Shri farmer Ram Saran Verma was honoured. [UP CM press note]
Why it matters
- The 11 vs 21 per cent gap is a good one-line fact for UP agriculture answers.
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How to use this in Mains
- The 11 vs 21 per cent gap is a good one-line fact for UP agriculture answers.
Quotable data pointThe CM launched the 08th Kisan Pathshala with a progressive farmers' meet, "Kheti ki Baat Khet Par", at Barabanki [UP CM press note].
UP Information Dept, CM press note 2025-12-12: मुख्यमंत्री ने जनपद बाराबंकी में ‘प्रगतिशील किसान सम्मेलन : खेती की बात खेत पर एवं किसान पाठशाला के 08वें संस्करण’ का शुभारम्भ किया (Hindi PDF)
Exam angle
UPPCS
GS-VI: agriculture.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPPCS
Share of India's foodgrain supply from UP, per the CM:
Answer (c) & explanation
Source: as cited in this article.
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