Shri tomar, Member of the Lok Sabha

Under a special program by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, 8,20,600 seed mini-kits will be distributed free of cost in 343 identified districts of 15 major producing states of the country, informed the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday.According to a statement issued by the ministry today, this program will increase production and productivity by increasing the seed replacement rate, which will help in increasing the income of the farmers.Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar launched the programme today by distributing mustard seed mini kits worth about Rs 2 crore in the Morena and Sheopur districts of Madhya Pradesh.The program has been started under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) - Oil Seed and Oil Palm Scheme. Union Minister Shri Tomar informed that after the micro-level plan for the major mustard producing states of the country, approval has been given to implement the mini-kit distribution of rapeseed and mustard seeds this year.The Ministry has approved 8,20,600 seed mini-kits, consisting of seeds of high yielding varieties of productivity more than 20 quintals per hectare, for distribution in 343 identified districts of 15 states. The program covers various districts of all the major producing states like Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. Rs 1066.78 lakh have been allotted for this program.Tomar said that Morena and Sheopur of MP, Banaskantha in Gujarat, Hisar in Haryana, Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Etah and Varanasi districts of Uttar Pradesh have been selected for distribution of hybrid seed mini kits under the pilot project during this year.In these 7 districts of 5 states, 1,20,000 seed mini-kits from a total of 1615 quintals of seeds will be prepared and distributed. Each district will be given 15 thousand to 20 thousand seed mini-kits. In addition to the regular programme, three TL hybrid high yielding varieties of mustard have been selected for seed mini kit distribution. The selected varieties are JK-6502, Champion and Dawn.The objective of the Seed Mini Kit program is to polarize new varieties with high yield potential and other useful features. The farmers of the adjoining districts will have faith in these varieties, which will result in mass adoption by the farmers, he added.Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal said that Aatmanirbhar Bharat will be built through Aatmnirbhar Krishi. Working in this direction, programs have been taken up by the Ministry. Hybrid seeds are being distributed free of cost for the first time.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Marathi Language Controversy

Maharashtra News

Mumbai Local

Weather Update

Mumbai Rains

Ahmedabad Plane Crash

Shri TomarFOLLOW

Shri tomar, Latest News

National :Celebration of 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' effort to take forward social traditions, values of tribal warriors: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his decision to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Birsa Munda as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' and said that it is the display of valour of the co ...

National :PM Modi to visit MP to launch multiple initiatives for welfare of Janjatiya community today

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Amar Shaheed Bhagwan Birsa Munda on Monday which the Centre is celebrating as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh to participate in Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Mahasamm ...

National :PM Modi to visit MP tomorrow to launch multiple initiatives for welfare of Janjatiya community

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Amar Shaheed Bhagwan Birsa Munda on November 15, which the Centre is celebrating as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh to participate in Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Ma ...

Politics :TN seeks extension of date for crop insurance enrollment

Chennai, Nov 13 Tamil Nadu Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam has requested the Central government to ... ...

Politics :BJP Kisan Morcha's national executive meet on Oct 30 in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 15 Amid the ongoing farmers unrest in poll-bound states, the BJP Kisan Morcha will hold ... ...

National :Free 8.20 lakh hybrid seed mini kits to be distributed to farmers in 343 districts of 15 states

Under a special program by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, 8,20,600 seed mini-kits will be distributed free of cost in 343 identified districts of 15 major producing states of the country, informed the Ministry of Agriculture a ...