Horticulture college for Raebareli
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On 6 July 2026 the UP Cabinet approved the free transfer of 22 hectares at village Padera, tehsil Sadar, Raebareli, to the Agricultural Education and Research Department for a horticulture college. The college will come under the Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, and is expected to cost about ₹50 crore.
- Date
- 6 Jul 2026, UP Cabinet
- Land
- 22 ha (out of 44.888 ha identified) at Padera, Raebareli
- Given to
- Agricultural Education and Research Department, free
- Parent university
- CSA University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur
- Cost
- about ₹50 crore
The horticulture college in Raebareli: what happened?
Fruit, vegetable and flower farming needs trained people. UP’s agricultural universities have horticulture departments, but no separate college in Raebareli. The State is now setting one up there.
- The Cabinet gave 22 hectares at Padera, Raebareli, free to the Agricultural Education and Research Department for a horticulture college. [UP Cabinet]
What are UP’s State agricultural universities?
- Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur.
- Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya.
- Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda.
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut.
- A fifth, Mahatma Buddha University of Agriculture and Technology, is being set up in Kushinagar.
What can Prelims ask on the horticulture college in Raebareli?
- UP has 4 State-aided agricultural universities: Kanpur, Ayodhya, Banda, Meerut; a fifth is being set up in Kushinagar.
- Horticulture college in Raebareli: under CSAUAT Kanpur; 22 ha at Padera.
Read all of July 2026 in the monthly UP current affairs compilation →
How to use this in Mains
- Horticulture pays more per acre than grain; trained staff are scarce.
Quotable data pointThe Cabinet gave 22 hectares at Padera, Raebareli, free to the Agricultural Education and Research Department for a horticulture college [UP Cabinet].
UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 6 July 2026 (Hindi PDF)
Exam angle
GS-VI: agricultural education and horticulture in UP; know the seats of the State agricultural universities.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
The Mahatma Buddha University of Agriculture and Technology is being set up in which UP district?
Answer (a) & explanation
UP Cabinet, 6 Jul 2026.
Questions students ask about this
Where will the new horticulture college be set up?
At village Padera, tehsil Sadar, in Raebareli district, on 22 hectares given free by the State.
Which university will it come under?
Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur.
Which new agricultural university is being set up in UP?
Mahatma Buddha University of Agriculture and Technology, in Kushinagar.
Keep studying
Official source: UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 6 July 2026 (Hindi PDF)
facts from cited sources only; numbers machine-checked against source text; faculty review pending