PM Kisan Utsav Diwas Celebrated in Jolaibari, Minister Shukla Charan Noatia Attends Programme
Jolaibari, Tripura: The Block-level PM Kisan Utsav Diwas was celebrated in Jolaibari on Friday. The programme was organised at the Jolaibari Agriculture Department office.
The event focused on farmers’ welfare and income growth. A virtual programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also broadcast. In addition, the 24th instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme was highlighted.
The Central and State governments are taking several steps for farmers’ development. Their main objective is to improve farmers’ income. Meanwhile, the Jolaibari Agriculture Department is working to deliver government benefits to local farmers.
Several dignitaries attended the programme. They included Jolaibari MLA and Minister Shukla Charan Noatia. South District Zilla Parishad Chairperson Deepak Dutta was also present.
In addition, Agriculture Department Supervisor Shridam Das was also there for the occasion. Jolaibari Block Panchayat Samiti Chairman Tapas Dutta attended the ceremony. Others who were there included Agriculture Standing Committee President Jaydeb Dutta and Panchayat Samiti member Sujit Dutta.
Speaking at the occasion, Minister Shukla Charan Noatia talked about several government programmes. He talked about government measures taken to increase farmers’ earnings. He also talked about government’s scheme of buying agricultural goods at reasonable prices.
However, South District Zilla Parishad Chairperson Deepak Dutta advised farmers to look for alternative sources of income. He suggested that farmers should go for fishery and poultry farming. He also talked about the need to boost production of meat and eggs.
As per him, increasing production will make Tripura self-reliant. So, apart from conventional agriculture, farmers should try their hands in different forms of agriculture.
Afterwards, Minister Shukla Charan Noatia spoke to the press.
The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from local farmers. Overall, the programme highlighted the importance of farmers’ welfare and agricultural development in Tripura.
Report: TripuraTime24
