Karnataka Minsters demand more Central funds for farming mechanisation in meeting with Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a treatment with Karnataka Agriculture Minister Chaluvaryaswamy regarding the improvement of the state's cultivation assemblage present connected Saturday.

Karnataka Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge and the State's apical officials were contiguous astatine the meeting.

After the gathering Shivraj Singh Chouhan, told ANI that the State had asked for much Central funds for mechanisation schemes successful cultivation sector.

"More than 4 lakh houses are being allotted nether the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana... This fiscal year, we person fixed astir 7.5 lakh houses to Karnataka nether the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana... Karnataka has asked for much funds for mechanisation schemes successful which farmers are fixed subsidies for cultivation mechanization," Chouhan said.

"I person asked them to utilise the funds that were released earlier, and we volition enactment to merchandise further funds. Karnataka besides asked astir unit nether the ATMA scheme, truthful we volition enactment to summation it... Today, we besides released Rs 97 crore for watershed, due to the fact that earlier funds person been used," helium added.

Priyank Kharge told ANI that the State has fixed proposition with respect to "necessary" tweaking of the rules of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

"We person fixed definite proposition with respect to indispensable tweaking of the MGNREGA rules due to the fact that it has been much than 10 years. We person besides requested definite method correction with the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and different issues relating to Panchayati raj and agrarian development.He has assured that helium volition look into it," helium said.

The Union Minister is scheduled to instrumentality portion successful assorted programmes and to interact with BJP workers and farmers Shivamogga aboriginal today.

He volition inaugurate the accumulation of agriculture startups astatine PESIT College connected Sagar Road successful Shivamogga. The Union Minister volition instrumentality portion successful the areca seed growers' normal there. Later successful the time helium volition interact with the enactment workers and farmers successful Sagara Circuit House, according to the BJP.

Karnataka BJP President Vijayendra Yediyurappa welcomed Chouhan's sojourn to the state.

"A lukewarm invited to Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Ji, Hon'ble Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, to Karnataka!" Vijayendra Yediyurappa said successful a station connected X.

"As the erstwhile Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and a visionary leader, @ChouhanShivraj Ji has transformed countless lives with his dedication to farmers' payment and agrarian development. We are honored to big him successful our State for a time dedicated to innovation, growth, and empowering our farmers. His enactment and insights volition animate advancement successful Karnataka's agriculture and agrarian sectors," helium added.