A special dedicated fund of one lakh crore rupees has been set up for promoting industries in a cluster-based approach
Recently in a video conference inauguration of the college and administration buildings of the Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, PM Narendra Modi has mentioned that agriculture has a major role to contribute in Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and self-reliance in Agriculture targets at making farmers producer as well as entrepreneurs.
Mr Modi said, “Self-sufficiency in agriculture is not limited to food only, rather it is about the self-sufficiency of the entire economy of the village. Just like other industries, now farmers can also sell their products anywhere in the country, wherever they fetch better prices.”
He further said that a special dedicated fund of one lakh crore rupees has been set up for providing better facilities and promoting industries in a cluster-based approach.
Dwelling upon the use of modern technology in meeting agriculture-related challenges, the Prime Minister gave an example of recent locust attack. He said the Government worked on war footing to control the spread of the attacks and to reduce the damage. He mentioned that dozens of control rooms were set up in several cities, arrangements were made to farmers in advance, drones to spray, dozens of modern spray machines used to kill locusts were procured and provided to farmers.
Stressing on the need to take knowledge related to agriculture and its practical application to the school level, the Prime Minister said efforts are to introduce the Agriculture subject at Middle school level in villages. As it will promote agro-entrepreneurship in the country.
