Financial condition of farmers in Chhattisgarh has been strengthened because of the farmer-oriented welfare policies of the State Government stated Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal, here on Sunday.
As a testimony, the State has twice won ‘Rastriya Krishi Karman’ award due to hard work of farmers, he said while addressing a farmers’ convention here jointly organised by Agriculture Department and MB Foundation.
On the occasion, the Minister distributed cheques of Rs21.39 lakhs among 112 farmers for purchasing Agriculture equipment. Cheques of Rs4.54 lakh were also handed over to 21 farmers for digging borewells.
The ‘Indira Kisan Mitan’, a bulletin published by Indira Gandhi Agriculture University (IGAU) was also released by the Minister on the occasion.