Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday demanded Centre’s approval of Chhattisgarh Government’s Rs73 crore proposal for its farm mechanisation plan.
In his brief meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh at his residence here, the Chief Minister also demanded inclusion of remaining eight districts of Chhattisgarh under the National Horticulture Mission.
Singh also apprised the Union Minister with the ongoing works underway in the domain of agricultural research besides deliberating upon its future prospects.
The Chief Minister also emphasized on the need for research in the field of tissue culture for small forest produce such as Chiraunji.
Earlier, the Chief Minister accorded warm welcome to Union Agriculture Minister and presented him a memento on the occasion.
During his meeting, the Chief Minister also deliberated upon Chhattisgarh Government's farmer welfare schemes for Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries.
He requested the Union Minister that the State Government should be authorised to decide subsidy rate under National Food Security Mission and Green Revolution Expansion Scheme.
Meanwhile, State Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Brijmohan Agrawal, Agriculture Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kusum Mehdele, Additional Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh Government’s Agriculture Department Ajay Singh, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Energy Department Aman Kumar Singh, Secretary to Chief Minister Subodh Kumar Singh and Joint Secretary to Chief Minister and Director Public Relations Rajat Kumar were also present on the occasion.