Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the hard work of farmers has become the basis of the economy in the difficult conditions resulting from the ongoing pandemic.
The rich foodgrain production in the State last year has not only strengthened the State but also the country. The State Government is making every effort to double the income of the farmers. By combining Farming-Animal Husbandry-Horticulture-Fisheries, diversification of crops through co-operatives, food processing, packaging and proper marketing the state’s products will make splash not only in the country but all over the world.
Chouhan was addressing the state level Mission Earth Programme at Minto Hall on completion of one year of Madhya Pradesh government.
Chouhan digitally dedicated the country’s second state-of-the-art semen production laboratory established at Bhadbhada, Bhopal at a cost of `47.50 crore. As many as 985 community cowsheds built at various gram panchayats at a cost of Rs 260 crore were dedicated and foundation stone of 145 community cowsheds to be built at a cost of Rs 50 crores was laid. Chouhan dedicated 33 power sub-stations and also performed bhoomi pujan of four sub-stations in the Mission Earth Programme. Their total cost is Rs 1530 crore.
Chouhan dedicated 80 lakh saplings grown by self-help groups in horticulture nurseries to the people of the state. Along with this, cheques were also distributed to beneficiaries of Farmers Producer Organizations and Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
In the programme which stated with kanya pujan and Madhya Pradesh Anthem, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Minister Prem Singh Patel, Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Shri Kamal Patel, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia, Energy Minister Pradyumna Singh Tomar, Horticulture and Food Processing Minister Bharat Singh Kushwaha and MLA Rameshwar Sharma were present. All the districts were digitally connected to the state level programme. A short film based on the state-of-the-art Semen Production Laboratory set up in Bhopal was also presented.
Chief Minister Chouhan was presented a book ‘Cow Our Ultimate Saviour’ and a Gobar shilp idol by Animal Husbandry Minister Prem Singh Patel. At this, Chief Minister Chouhan said that such innovations from cow dung are beyond one’s imagination. These activities suggest that our cow sheds will be self-reliant.
Chouhan said that the state government and society have to fight together against the Corona infection. The use of masks must be followed seriously, and must not be taken lightly at any cost. He appealed to the people of the country to come forward through self-motivation for vaccination. Chief Minister Chouhan said that lockdown is not being imposed so that the economy is not affected. The cooperation of all is necessary to control Corona.