New Delhi (India), Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that since the day he took charge as Agriculture Minister, he has been thinking day and night on how to take forward agriculture and ensure the well-being of farmers.
While speaking at a national seminar and alumni meet at ICAR, Chouhan said, "We have to take agriculture forward and ensure the welfare of farmers. The Prime Minister's vision is our mission. Since the day I became Minister of Agriculture, I've been thinking day and night about how to do it better.
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare expressed his pride in being Indian and cited India as the birthplace of Vedic hymns, composed at a time when other developed nations were yet to see the emergence of civilization.
"Nowadays our country is progressing rapidly... India is a very ancient and great nation. We all know it. When the sun of civilization had not yet risen in the developed countries of the world, the hymns of the Indians were composed here. "Vedas. It is really an amazing country and I am proud to be an Indian," he said.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on June 11.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi, after assuming office for a third term, cleared the release of the 17th installment of PM Kisan Nidhi, which aims to benefit 9.3 crore farmers and distribute around 20 billion of rupees.
The PM-KISAN scheme was launched in 2019 to supplement the financial needs of all farmers owning land subject to certain exclusion criteria from higher income levels. The financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal installments every four months is transferred to the bank accounts of farmer families across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
So far, over Rs 3.04 lakh crore has been disbursed to over 11 crore farmers across the country and with this release, the total amount transferred to the beneficiaries since the inception of the scheme will far exceed 3.24 lakh crores.
While speaking at a national seminar and alumni meet at ICAR, Chouhan said, "We have to take agriculture forward and ensure the welfare of farmers. The Prime Minister's vision is our mission. Since the day I became Minister of Agriculture, I've been thinking day and night about how to do it better.
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare expressed his pride in being Indian and cited India as the birthplace of Vedic hymns, composed at a time when other developed nations were yet to see the emergence of civilization.
"Nowadays our country is progressing rapidly... India is a very ancient and great nation. We all know it. When the sun of civilization had not yet risen in the developed countries of the world, the hymns of the Indians were composed here. "Vedas. It is really an amazing country and I am proud to be an Indian," he said.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on June 11.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi, after assuming office for a third term, cleared the release of the 17th installment of PM Kisan Nidhi, which aims to benefit 9.3 crore farmers and distribute around 20 billion of rupees.
The PM-KISAN scheme was launched in 2019 to supplement the financial needs of all farmers owning land subject to certain exclusion criteria from higher income levels. The financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal installments every four months is transferred to the bank accounts of farmer families across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
So far, over Rs 3.04 lakh crore has been disbursed to over 11 crore farmers across the country and with this release, the total amount transferred to the beneficiaries since the inception of the scheme will far exceed 3.24 lakh crores.
