Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that Maharashtra’s agriculture sector has received a boost after the Centre approved the second instalment of Rs 335 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY). This has made Maharashtra the first state to qualify for it. In his post on X, CM Fadnavis expressed gratitude to Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for approving the instalment. H…
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Maharashtra has become the first state to qualify for the second instalment of the government’s Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana funding after utilising about Rs 260 crore of the Rs 335 crore first instalment, exceeding the 75 per cent utilisation benchmark, an official statement said on Monday.Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired the virtual review meeting to assess the utilisation of funds released under the scheme and to cons…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, on Saturday defended himself against allegations that he received a subsidy of Rs 99.03 lakh for his cucumber farming project under a government scheme administered by the ministry in which he serves. He maintained that the entire process was carried out in accordance with the prescribed guidelines and asserted that he was ready to present all relevant documents whenever required.The cont…
Doda (J&K), March 23 (IANS) In the quiet hills of Doda, where terraced fields cling to the mountains and the rhythm of life follows the seasons, a quiet transformation was taking root.At the Community Hall, farmers from across the district gathered for a two-day conference-workshop organised by the Department of Agricultural Production and Farmers’ Welfare under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture. The theme, “Strengthening Sustainable Agriculture through Climate-Smart P…
Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) The State Level Sanctioning Committee under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) on Thursday approved a comprehensive annual action plan of Rs 1,122 crore for 2026-27 to strengthen agriculture and allied sectors in Haryana.A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi, where officers of the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department and representatives of various implementing agencies reviewed the pro…