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In 2025-26, UP achieves 70% target in agricultural land and housing site allotment, benefiting landless farmers

The programme also prioritised Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, underscoring the government’s commitment to social justice.

2 min readUpdated: Jan 22, 2026 02:17 PM IST

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UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

The Uttar Pradesh government is implementing extensive land reform programmes to economically empower landless farmers and families below the poverty line. In line with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s vision, the revenue department is allocating agricultural land and housing sites to landless and marginal farmers.

During the financial year 2025–26, the department achieved nearly 70 per cent of its targets. These land reform initiatives have enabled landless farmers to move towards self-reliance, while also bringing tangible improvements in their social and economic status, says the UP government, adding that they are also contributing to the strengthening of Uttar Pradesh’s rural economy.

According to a press statement by the government, agricultural land is being allotted to landless and marginal farmers through Gram Sabhas. In the financial year 2025–26, the revenue department distributed 151.80 hectares of agricultural land to 1,076 beneficiaries, achieving 69.16 per cent of its target. This allocation of cultivable land provided livelihood security to beneficiaries and is expected to enhance the state’s overall agricultural output.

The revenue department is also allotting housing sites to rural families living below the poverty line. During 2025–26, housing plots were provided to 3,754 families, fulfilling 70.90 per cent of the annual target. Access to housing land has not only ensured shelter but has also significantly improved the social dignity and economic stability of beneficiary families.

The programme is also prioritising Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, underscoring the government’s commitment to social justice. “Such initiatives are playing a pivotal role in achieving the target of inclusive development across the state,” said the government.