Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with farmers via video conferencing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is interacting with farmers via video conference to highlight his government's major schemes aimed at boosting their income, and also address farm sector issues. The interaction with farmers is sixth such interaction, that began on the eve of Modi government completing four years in office.
"The interaction will provide an opportunity to hear directly from the farmers. Initiatives related to doubling farmers' income will also be discussed," a statement issued by Prime Minister's Office said.
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10:32 am: The government is promoting organic farming in the country. We aim to develop North-East as the hub of organic farming. At present, nearly 22 lakh hectare land is under organic farming, says PM Modi while interacting farmers of Sikkim, a state that has made a mark in organic farming.
10:18 am: Farmers from Karnataka are sharing their experiences with PM Modi. They are speaking about how soil health cards have benefitted them.
10:15 am: Farmers are now working cohesively using Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO). It helps them to obtain agriculture materials and tools on less price: PM Modi
10:05 am: It feels great to see that today our farmers are opting to use modern machines and techniques in farming, says PM Modi
09:55 am: I always encourage farmers to adopt drip irrigation system. This would lessen the trouble that our farmers have to face in irrigating their crop land. Per drop, more crop should be our motto, PM Modi tells farmers.
मुझे यह देखकर खुशी हो रही है कि श्रीमति चम्पा निनामा जी कड़कनाथ की फ़ार्मिंग कर अपनी आय बढ़ाने में सक्षम हुई हैं। इससे आपके आस-पास के गांवों के लोग भी मुर्गी पालन के लिए प्रेरित हुए होंगे: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 20, 2018
09:44 am: Now, middlemen can't take away the hard-earned profit of farmers . There has been record production of milk, fruits, vegetables in the country: PM Modi
09:40 am: The agriculture sector has developed rapidly in the last 48 months. We approved a sum of over Rs 2 lakh crore in the Union Budget, says PM Modi.
Blue Revolution या नीली क्रांति के अंतर्गत मछली पालन के क्षेत्र में 26% वृद्धि हुई तो दूसरी और पशुपालन व दुग्ध उत्पादन के क्षेत्र में करीब 24% की वृद्धि हुई है: PM @narendramodi #KisanKiBaatPMKeSaath
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 20, 2018
09:35 am: We aim to double farmers' income by 2022. For that we are facilitating proper assistance wherever required. We have faith in the farmers of India. Our government aims to provide farmers maximum price of their produce: PM Modi
09:30 am: It is a great moment for me to interact with our farmer brothers present at nearly 2 lakh Common Service Centers in over 600 districts of India: PM
In the previous interactions, the Prime Minister had heard beneficiaries of free cooking gas (LPG) scheme, financial inclusion initiative, start-up enterpreneurs, health scheme and Digitial India.