HT Correspondent
AGARTALA, Oct 9: To enhance agricultural production, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to announce three new schemes on October 11. In this context, Tripura Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Thursday participated in a meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
The meeting focused on preparations for the three nationwide initiatives: Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Kisan Yojana, Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, and National Mission on Natural Farming.
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The Agriculture Minister informed that these three schemes will be formally inaugurated on October 11 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
After the meeting, the Minister stated that he had attended the session along with other state agriculture ministers in the presence of Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan via video conference.
”A national-level program for launching Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Kisan Yojana, Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, and National Mission on Natural Farming, to help and empower farmers further, will be held on October 11 at 10 AM in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. In Tripura, the main event will be held at the State Agriculture Research Station (SARS) located at A.D. Nagar. This program will also be organized at every district headquarters, sub-division, and block level,” he said.
The Minister added that at the state-level program, chief minister Manik Saha will be present.
He stated that the primary goal is to make regions with low agricultural production and relatively fewer people engaged in farming self-sufficient in agriculture.
Tripura’s North District will be included under this project.
“In this regard, a video conference was held with all the state agriculture ministers to discuss the program. Apart from this, discussions were also held on organic and natural farming. In the main state-level event, the Chief Minister, Members of Parliament, MLAs, Corporators, Sabhadhipatis, and officials will be present. The best FPOs and FPCs, along with farmers practicing natural farming, will also participate,” he said.
