SME Times News Bureau | 02 Jan, 2020
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi distributed
Agriculture Minister’s Krishi Karman Awards for Progressive Farmers and
Commendation Awards to the states at a public meeting in Tumkur, Karnataka on
Thursday.
He also released the 3rd installment of PM Kisan
(Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) of Rs 2000 for the period December 2019 -
March 2020.
This will benefit approximately 6 crore
beneficiaries and distributed Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) to select farmers of
Karnataka. Prime Minister will also hand over Certificates to beneficiaries
under PM Kisan from 8 States / UTs.
Prime Minister also handed over the keys of Deep
Sea fishing Vessels and Fishing Vessel Transponders to select farmers of Tamil
Nadu.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said
that it is a great privilege for him to see Annadata - our peasant brothers and
sisters, in the new year, the beginning of a new decade. On behalf of 130 crore
countrymen, the Prime Minister thanked ther country’s farmers for their toil.
The Prime Minister said that the land of Karnataka
also witnessed a historic moment when money under the PM-Kisan scheme has been
distributed directly into the personal accounts of nearly 6 Crore Farmers in
the country.
Modi said a total of Rs 12 Thousand Crores has
been deposited under the 3rd tranche of the scheme.
He hoped that the States that haven't implemented
the 'PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana', will do it and political parties will rise
over politics to help the farmers in their States.
PM recalled that there was also a period in the country,
when one rupee was sent for the poor in the country and only 15 paise out of it
reached the beneficiaries. And now he said that the money is reaching the poor
directly without the intervention of the middlemen.
Prime Minister said that the irrigation projects
that have been stalled for several decades are now being implemented. He also
said that the centre has always given priority to the interests of our farmers
with the schemes like crop insurance, soil health cards and 100% neem coated
urea.
Prime Minister said that due to the efforts of
the government, both the production and export of spices from India has
increased considerably.
“Spice production in India has increased by more
than 2.5 million tons, so the export has also increased from about Rs 15
thousand crore to about Rs 19 thousand crore.”
He said that apart from horticulture, South India
also has a large share in the production of pulses, oil and coarse grains.
Prime Minister said, “Seed hubs have been built
to promote pulses production in India, of which more than 30 centers are
located in Karnataka, Andhra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana itself.”