Our farmers are pride of our Nation: PM Narendra Modi

Published By : Admin | February 28, 2016 | 15:04 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses farmers rally in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Our farmers are pride of our Nation: PM Narendra Modi
PM Modi urges state governments to accord top priority to agriculture and welfare of farmers
We have a vision of doubling the income of farmers by 2022: PM Modi
PM Modi urges farmers to plant more trees & focus on animal husbandry along with traditional practices of agriculture
Water management is also vital for the agriculture sector to flourish: PM
PM Modi highlights benefits of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana & Soil Healh Cards to farmers
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is the 'Suraksha kavach' of farmers: PM Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed a huge farmers rally gathering in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Speaking at the event, Shri Modi said that our farmers were the pride of our nation. The PM urged all state governments to accord top priority to agriculture and welfare of farmers.  He also laid out the government’s vision of doubling the income of farmers by 2022.

Shri Narendra Modi stated that for the welfare of the farmers, industries as well as the services sector were important as they offered several opportunities. The PM also urged the farmers to plant more trees and focus on animal husbandry along with traditional practices of agriculture.

The Prime Minister mentioned that water management was also vital for the agriculture sector to flourish. He said that the Union Government accorded priority to water management. He highlighted several aspects of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana that aimed at strengthening the agriculture infrastructure.

Shri Modi said that ‘jal’ as well as ‘jameen’, both were key elements of agriculture and must be taken care of. Shri Modi spoke about the Soil Health card and Government’s aim to make the benefits of the scheme reach every farmer. The PM also said that Government’s move of neem coating urea had benefitted the farmers as well as boosted the yield.

Highlighting the benefits of the newly launched Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, the PM said that the crop insurance scheme was a ‘Suraksha kavach’ for the farmers. He said that it was different frmom the earlier schemes and would prove more beneficial for the farmers of the country. He shed light on various aspects of the scheme and urged more and more farmers to join the crop insurance scheme so that benefits could reach them in times of distress.

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi earlier today chaired the meeting of the 45th edition of PRAGATI, the ICT-based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State governments.

In the meeting, eight significant projects were reviewed, which included six Metro Projects of Urban Transport and one project each relating to Road connectivity and Thermal power. The combined cost of these projects, spread across different States/UTs, is more than Rs. 1 lakh crore.

Prime Minister stressed that all government officials, both at the Central and State levels, must recognize that project delays not only escalate costs but also hinder the public from receiving the intended benefits.

During the interaction, Prime Minister also reviewed Public Grievances related to the Banking & Insurance Sector. While Prime Minister noted the reduction in the time taken for disposal, he also emphasized on the quality of disposal of the grievances.

Considering more and more cities are coming up with Metro Projects as one of the preferred public transport systems, Prime Minister advised conducting workshops for experience sharing for cities where projects are under implementation or in the pipeline, to capture the best practices and learnings from experiences.

During the review, Prime Minister stressed on the importance of timely Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Project Affected Families during implementation of projects. He further asked to ensure ease of living for such families by providing quality amenities at the new place.

PM also reviewed PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. He directed to enhance the capacity of installations of Rooftops in the States/UTs by developing a quality vendor ecosystem. He further directed to reduce the time required in the process, starting from demand generation to operationalization of rooftop solar. He further directed states to adopt a saturation approach for villages, towns and cities in a phased manner.

Up to the 45th edition of PRAGATI meetings, 363 projects having a total cost of around Rs. 19.12 lakh crore have been reviewed.