Bijnor, 02 Aug (HS): On the auspicious occasion of

the 20th installment of the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, Minister

of State (Independent Charge) of the Social Welfare Department, Asim Arun

inaugurated the Prime Minister Kisan Utsav program in the Harsh Vardhan

Auditorium of Vikas Bhavan by cutting the ribbon and garlanding the picture of

Mother Saraswati. During this, the live broadcast of the Prime Minister event from

Varanasi was seen and heard. Minister Asim Arun said in his address that the

land of Kannauj worships Mother Annapurna. The farmers here take inspiration

from nature and use the resources efficiently to get the best production with

savings. He informed that under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana,

an amount of Rs. 50 crore 26 lakh 30 thousand has been transferred to the

accounts of 2,51,315 eligible farmers of Kannauj district through DBT. This

amount will provide assistance to the farmers in purchasing fertilizers, seeds

etc. and farming.

He said that if

any person asks for money in lieu of this amount, then definitely inform about

it. Strict action will be taken against those who indulge in corruption. I will

neither commit corruption nor will I let others do it. We all have to fulfill

this resolution of the Prime Minister. The minister called upon the farmers to

work on their land with full dedication and hard work, so that better yield and

more profit can be obtained. He advised to adopt activities like animal

husbandry, fish farming, poultry farming along with farming. He said that today

the need is that we convert agriculture into industry. The people of Kannauj

are already working in this direction and know how agriculture can be turned

into an enterprise. We have to adopt new techniques to get more production on

less land. Like – polyhouse farming, in which there is a great possibility of

production and the government also provides subsidy for it. Similarly,

continuous efforts should be made to promote mushroom cultivation.

He informed that

now paddy is being cultivated in ponds through hydroponics technology, which is

an innovative and water-conservation based agricultural method. He said that

now the time has come that we should adopt modern agricultural techniques along

with traditional methods and work towards more production in less land. He

urged the farmers to move forward with new technology and contribute to the

creation of a self-reliant India. India has become the fourth largest economy

in the world and is now working towards becoming the third largest economy.

Also, under the

Zero Poverty Campaign, continuous efforts are being made to bring poor families

out of poverty. Before this, he also visited the stalls set up by various

departments. At the end of the program, Chief Development Officer Ramkripal

Chaudhary thanked all the participants. On this occasion, Deputy Agriculture

Director Santosh Kumar, District Agriculture Officer Sant Lal Gupta along with

other officers and a large number of farmers were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi