Centre-State high-level meeting in Kolkata: Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan, CM Suvendu Adhikari to discuss farm and rural roadmap
New Delhi, July 13
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, will be on a visit to West Bengal on July 13-14.
During this visit, Shivraj Singh will hold an important meeting with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on agriculture and rural development and will also interact directly with jute farmers and women from Self-Help Groups.
He will conduct a detailed review of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Dhan Dhanya Yojana, Crop Insurance Scheme, Viksit Bharat - G Ram Ji, Rural Road and Housing Scheme, On the second day, 14 July, a high-level meeting will be held at the new Secretariat building in Kolkata. Along with Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, officials from the concerned departments, and senior officials from the Centre will also participate.
From the Centre's side, teams from the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Rural Development, and ICAR will present the status of programs such as PM-Kisan, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Dhan Dhanya Yojana, MSP, Viksit Bharat - G Ram Ji, Rural Road and Housing, and funds allocated to Panchayats. A detailed discussion will also be held on the roadmap ahead.
In the afternoon, Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit ICAR-CRIJAF (Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres) in Barrackpore. Here, jute farmers and women from Self-Help Groups will gather. The Union Agriculture Minister Shri Chouhan will hear directly from them about ground-level issues in jute cultivation such as retting, water, pests and diseases, cost, and price. He will also discuss how farmers' share in the jute value chain can be increased.
Scientists from the institute will inform them about better jute varieties, modern retting, water conservation, and easy techniques for processing and marketing. Groups of women will also be told about ways to set up small enterprises through jute-based products and value addition, so that both income and employment in villages can increase.
Through this two-day visit by Union Minister for Agriculture & Rural Development Chouhan with high-level engagement with the Chief Minister and grassroots interaction with farmers in the jute belt, the Central Government, under the leadership and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is sending a clear signal that agriculture and rural development in West Bengal are at the centre of its political and policy agenda.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan will arrive in Kolkata from Delhi on the evening of 13 July and proceed directly to the Chief Minister's residence. In this meeting over dinner, the central and state leadership will discuss issues such as farming, farmers' schemes, rural roads, housing, and employment.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Centre-State cooperation is the way forward. But why is the CM meeting happening over dinner? Sounds like a political dinner party more than a serious policy discussion. Let's hope the farmers get real benefits.
Great to see Shivraj ji taking personal interest in West Bengal. The Viksit Bharat scheme needs active ground implementation. Let's hope the meeting with SHGs results in better opportunities for village women. 💪
Crop insurance scheme has been a mess in Bengal. Farmers in Bankura still haven't received compensation from last year's floods. Talk is cheap - need action on MSP and timely insurance payouts. 😤
Interesting that the meeting is at the CM's residence. Usually such high-level meetings are held at secretariat or Raj Bhawan. Let's see if this informal setting leads to better outcomes for Bengal's rural economy.
Jute sector has been dying slowly in Bengal. With competition from Bangladesh and synthetic materials, our farmers need real support, not just meetings. Hope the PM-Kisan scheme and MSP works genuinely reach them. 🇮🇳
Good to see women SHGs being included in the discussions. However, we need more than just training - access to markets and
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