New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Friday directed officials of both his Ministries to immediately establish a planned, time-bound and result-oriented mechanism to ensure that farmers and poor rural citizens do not have to run from pillar to post either to avail benefits of government schemes or for the redressal of grievances. During a meeting, Union Minister Chouhan told the officials that Prime Minister…
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Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday urged the eastern states to focus on pulses, oilseeds, and crop diversification during the current kharif season and give special attention to small and marginal farmers. Addressing a press conference during the Eastern Regional Kharif Agriculture Zonal Conference here, the minister said that Eastern India’s agriculture sector can achieve new heights through a subject-specific, region-specific, and state-spe…
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said eastern India, with its fertile land, abundant water resources, diverse climatic conditions, and hardworking farmers, has the potential to emerge as the growth engine of India’s agricultural development with the right interventions and policy support. Chouhan was speaking during the Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference held in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.The Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated the conference alon…
Satara, May 15 (IANS) Union Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced the release of the Centre’s share of Rs 8,368.50 crore for Maharashtra under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin for the financial year 2026-27 at a function where he inaugurated the Griha Pravesh ceremony of 5 lakh completed rural houses in the state. In his address, the Union Minister said, “Maharashtra has done remarkable work in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Aw…
Bhopal/New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced the release of his new book titled ‘Apnapan’, which serves as a detailed chronicle of his thirty-five year long association and personal experiences with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He made announcement on Thursday on his official X account.”I am confident that this book will inspire all readers, especially our young friends, to play an active role in building a developed India th…
Jabalpur, May 14 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the criminal defamation case against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. The case was heard by the Jabalpur Bench of the High Court, where Rahul Gandhi has challenged the summons issued to him by the MP-MLA Court in Bhopal in a defamation complaint filed by Kartikey Singh Chouhan, son of Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.Confirming the development, Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advo…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Union Rural Development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is set to launch the ‘Grih Pravesh’ of over five lakh completed houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) in Maharashtra’s Satara district on Friday. The Union Minister will also hand over house keys to six PMAY-G beneficiaries, including the beneficiary associated with the completion of the 3 croreth house under the scheme.The event, to be held at the Sainik School Ground in Satara, will als…
New Delhi/Bhopal, May 14 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced a series of austerity and energy-saving measures across ministries under his charge, saying the decisions were taken in response to PM Modi’s appeal for fuel conservation, self-reliance, and reduction in unnecessary expenditure. Chairing a high-level meeting of officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Rural Development, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the Departmen…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is set to unveil his book titled ‘Apnapan’ on May 26, in which he has compiled three decades of his public life, a detailed account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inspirational leadership and also numerous experiences of his close coordination with the latter in serving the nation.The Union Minister, in a video message on Thursday, said the world sees PM Modi as a political leader with a mass support base, but for…
Gandhinagar, May 13 (IANS) Farmers in Gujarat will be able to plan the upcoming Kharif sowing season with advance clarity on minimum support prices (MSP) for 2026-27, after the Central government announced revised procurement rates for key crops ahead of the sowing period. The Centre has increased MSPs across several major Kharif crops, with cotton, sesame, tur and groundnut among those receiving higher rates compared to last year.The announcement has been made before sowing begins for cro…