Stating that it was one of the top initiatives of the NDA Government at the Centre for agriculture, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh here on Monday claimed that the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana has started delivering results across the country.
Participating in the Akshaya Tritiya (ritual to begin Kharif crop) celebrations here on the day, Singh said the Central Government programmes like Parampara Krishi Vikas Yojna, Soil Health Card Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, e-NAM (National Agricultural Market), Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday and Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav on agriculture have started fructifying.
“The infusion of modern technologies in agriculture has undoubtedly rescued several innocent lives from the claws of hunger. The farm scientists are trying to make farming more profitable and with the adoption of scientific method, lives of millions of farmers are saved,” Singh said at a function organised at National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) here on the occasion.
Elaborating on the irrigation programme that has an outlay of Rs 50,000 crore over five years, the Union Minister said the Government at the Centre is committed to provide assured irrigation cover to every farm (Har Khet Ko Pani) and maximising water efficiency (more crop per drop).
Singh lauded the efforts of the NRRI scientists for developing a protein-rich hybrid rice and hoped that the farm scientists will help the farmers of the country to make rice farming sustainable and profitable. Singh also spelt out the achievements of other farm programmes, the Centre has initiated during the last two years. Besides Pradhan, local MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, ICAR Director General T Mohapatra and NRRI Acting Director AK Naik spoke.