Grow Makhana, Get ₹40,000 Subsidy: UP Govt Boosts Cultivation in Mau

• Government offers ₹40,000 per hectare subsidy for Makhana cultivation under the Integrated Horticulture Development Mission Scheme.
• The scheme targets 10 hectares in Mau district, Uttar Pradesh, to promote Makhana as a superfood with high global demand.
• Subsidy covers seeds and pond cleaning, directly transferred to farmers' accounts via DBT.
• Horticulture Department provides technical training, connecting farmers with successful cultivators in Chandauli, Kushinagar, and Darbhanga (Bihar).
• Makhana cultivation is suitable in 3-5 feet deep ponds or water-filled fields; sowing is from February to March, taking 6-8 months.