Hangkhanlian distributes power tillers to farmers
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, June 30 2017:
Agriculture, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Minister V Hangkhanlian today distributed 90 power tillers and 45 tractors to beneficiaries from different parts of the State under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana at a function held in the campus of Directorate of Agriculture at Sanjenthong, Imphal.
The function was organized by the Directorate of Agriculture, Manipur .
Addressing the gatherings, the Minister said the Department has brought up various new policies and strategies for doubling products and incomes of the farmers by 2022 under the initiative of the Government led by CM N Biren Singh .
He further stated that there might be many applicants who have not received the machinery this time, but assured that effort would be made for them to get next time.
Most of the population – both hills and plains, depend on agriculture.
To increase the demand, the department has brought up new strategies in consultation with the scientist, the Central Agricultural University experts and the ICAR scientists.
The Minister urged the beneficiaries to use the distributed machineries judiciously.
He appealed to the farmers to follow this new strategies and use the agricultural machineries so as to increase the agricultural products manifold .
As per the need of the farmers, other agricultural machineries will also be provided.
The department has planned to distribute small power tillers soon in the near future, he added .
The function was attended by Additional Chief Secretary Suhel Akhtar, IAS, Director, Agriculture Dr Ph Rajen Singh, officials of the department and beneficiaries from different part of the State.