Minister of Farmers Welfare Shri Bisen launched the training campaign
Shri Gaurishankar Bissen, Minister of Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development, said the Government has completed the challenge of increasing agricultural production in the state. Improved marketing of farmers is also being arranged. He said that now it is necessary to financially empower farmer product groups. Shri Bissen said that the National Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (NABARD) can play an effective role in the work. Kisan Kalyan Minister Shri Bisen was addressing the launch program of the training campaign of Kisan Product Group today. Shri P.C. Meena was also present on this occasion.
Mr. Bissen, Minister of Farmers Welfare, said that Madhya Pradesh has made specific identification across the country in terms of agricultural production. Madhya Pradesh has continually received the Agricultural-Employment Award for remarkable achievement in agriculture. While discussing the Zero Percentage Rate on Agriculture Loans, Shri Bisen said that farmers have provided a variety of facilities along with loans. Economic assistance has also been given to farmers in the Chief Minister's Krishak Samriddhi Scheme to give them the value of their produce. Kisan Kalyan Minister said the state government has also made effective arrangements for better marketing of the yield of forests in the state. Shri Bisen also honoured the superior agricultural product group of farmers in the state.
Shri S.K. Bansal, Chief General Manager of NABARD, said that today 10 districts of farmers have been trained. These farmers will train 50 thousand farmers of the farmer product group of selected districts between 31st July to 31st August. In training, the country’s prestigious institution will also be given training by the Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD). Shri Bansal reported that 160 farmer product groups are working in the state. Also 200 new farmer products groups will start working soon. 5 thousand agricultural product groups will be financially empowered in the coming three years. 5 lakh farmers will be added from these groups. The programme was operated by Chief General Manager Shri D.S. Chauhan.
