India, Oct. 15 -- LUCKNOW The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed replacing 43-inch LED televisions with fodder-cutting machines under the Chief Minister Krishak Uphaar Yojana to make gifts distributed to farmers more useful for agriculture and allied activities.

Director, Mandi Parishad, Jitendra Pratap Singh said the changes were proposed on the recommendation of a committee that reviewed the utility of gifts distributed through lucky draws under the scheme. The LED televisions had only been introduced to the prize pool in 2023.

Under the revised structure, a three-horsepower fodder-cutting machine valued at an estimated Rs.30,000 will replace the television as the second prize, with three machines allocated per division. The first ...