Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Kamal Patel presented the trophy received from the Government of India to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the Cabinet meeting.
It may be noted that Madhya Pradesh has been awarded the first prize of the Best Performing State by the Government of India for the best work in Agriculture Infrastructure Fund in the country.
Officers of the state led by Additional Chief Secretary Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Ajit Kesari, the received trophies and certificates from Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in a dignified programme held in New Delhi on July 30.
Financial facility of Rs 7,400 crore was allocated to the state by the Government of India, out of which 40 percent was to be spent by the end of the year 2022-23. In Madhya Pradesh, 96.84 percent target was achieved by getting approval of cases worth Rs 2,882 crore out of 2,976 crore till the beginning of the financial year 2022-23. Of the total distribution of funds in the entire country, 36 percent distribution has taken place in Madhya Pradesh alone.