Importance should be given to traditional techniques which would help in improving the conditions of people in rural regions across the country, said Agriculture and Rural Development Expert Devendra Sharma at the ‘Growing India- Agro-India’ conclave inaugurated on Friday.
On the occasion Agriculture and Rural Development Expert Devendra Sharma raised serious concern over the suicide of farmers and expressed importance of good things and practices should be embraced as in other countries people have achieved great success by using traditional techniques.
Providing example of the seventh pay commission he said that around 46 lakh employees would be having an increase of around 260 percent in the salaries and on the other hand average income of farmer increases by 3-4 percent but still the Government is not concerned about the farmers.
He said if the same conditions would continue then major farmers organisations would unite demanding a commission to fix minimum pay for farmers and oppose the implementation of seventh pay commission.
Renowned scientist Punjab Singh said that all the necessary resources are present but in the lack of management the resources are not utilized properly which could made huge changes in the system and it is the time to address it with seriousness by youths. The agriculture and rural development is important for rural entrepreneurship which would create jobs and not make the rural people searching for jobs.
Ten real heroes of the state who achieved great feats in the field of agriculture were felicitated . ‘Growing India- Agro-India’ conclave which started on Friday was inaugurated on Agriculture and Rural Development Expert Devendra Sharma and renowned scientist Punjab Singh. At the occasion national vice president of Bharatiya Kishan Sangh Suresh Gurjar and chairperson of Search and Research Development Society were present.