Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the present State Government is farmer friendly and will always work in favor of the farmers, adding that farmers are our brothers and as aware citizens, they should study everything, if there is any shortcomings, then they should come forward to discuss the same with the State Government.
Addressing the gathering at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Institute of Business Management and Agripreneurship at Daultabad, Gurugram district,
Chief Minister again reiterated that the MSP system will remain unchanged. Taking a dig at the opposition parties, he said that the job of the opposition parties is always to criticize the government's work, but while criticizing they should also know their limits.
He said that opposition parties including Congress are doing politics on the protest being held on the three Agriculture Laws. Congress wanted to implement these bills, as during their tenure, they had also discussed these laws. The Chief Minister said that there are 17 lakh farmers in Haryana and the State Government has to formulate schemes for all.
Speaking about the institute, the Chief Minister said that this would be unique in Haryana and through this Institution, there will be ample opportunities for sale and management of the agricultural products.
“At present the cultivation area is getting smaller and in such a situation we have to look for the ways to earn more profit by adopting new technology or to do cultivation in a scientific manner," he said.
Khattar said that plans are being made as per the market requirements and efforts are being made by the State Government to track every farmer so that he receives seeds and manure timely and at a good price in the markets so that he can become prosperous.
The Chief Minister said that to meet the needs of Delhi NCR, the farmer should increase production of vegetables, fruits, flowers, milk, fisheries, milk products etc. He informed that ‘Haryana Kisan Kalyan Pradhikaran’, has been set up in the State so as to ensure that the benefit of the agriculture related schemes being implemented through different departments reaches the farmers.
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, J.P Dalal said that the Haryana Government is working for the welfare of farmers’ and this does not have a parallel anywhere in the country. Whether it is about purchasing crops or giving fair prices for crops, the state government is leaving no stone unturned for the welfare of the farmers'.
MLA, Badshahpur and Chairman, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation, Gurugram, Rakesh Daulatabad, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Devender Singh, Vice Chancellor, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Professor Samar Singh were present on the occasion.