Chandigarh, Feb 13 (UNI) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Saturday laid the foundation stone of Institute of Business Management and Agripreneurship (IBMA), to be constructed by Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, at Daultabad in Gurugram district.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Khattar said this Institute would be a unique one in Haryana. There will be ample opportunities for sale and management opportunities of the agricultural products through this Institution, he said.

“At present the cultivation area is getting smaller and in such a situation we have to look for the ways to earn more profit by adopting new technology or to do cultivation in a scientific manner." he said.

The Chief Minister said plans are being made as per the market requirements and efforts are being made by the state government to track every farmer so that he receives seeds and manure timely and at a good price in the market so that he can become prosperous.

He said to meet the needs of Delhi NCR, the farmer should increase production of vegetables, fruits, flowers, milk, fisheries, milk products etc. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resolved that the income of the farmer should be doubled by 2022 and Haryana Government is dedicatedly working in this direction.

He informed that ‘Haryana Kisan Kalyan Pradhikaran’, has been set up in the state to ensure that the benefit of the agriculture related schemes being implemented through different departments reaches the farmers.

On this occasion, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister J P Dalal said the Haryana Government is working for the welfare of farmers’ and this does not have a parallel anywhere in the country. Whether it is about purchasing crops or giving fair prices for crops, the state government is leaving no stone unturned for the welfare of the farmers.

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