Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday presented National ‘Krishi Karman Award’ to Chhattisgarh State for record rice production at Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan.
State Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal received the award at the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The State has received the award for the third time in four years for record rice production. The award for the year 2013-14 includes a citation and a cash prize of Rs2 crore, officials stated.
Modi also presented the ‘Krishi Karman Award’ to two progressive farmers from Chhattisgarh — Prabhat Kumar Chandrakar and Hemkumari Sahu for record rice production. They were given cheques worth Rs2 lakh each.
The Prime Minister on the occasion also launched the National Soil Health Card Yojana.
Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh, Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia besides a number of Union ministers were present at the function.