Union Min Tomar inaugurates farmer’s workshop in Nagaland

Tomar said that the Central Government and the State Governments are working together for the development of the North East Region including Nagaland

The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, has recently visited the Central Institute of Horticulture in Nagaland and inaugurated a farmer’s workshop and exhibition. Speaking on the occasion, Tomar said that the Central Government and the State Governments are working together for the development of the North East Region including Nagaland.

“The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, wants that there should be holistic and balanced development and the benefits of the government’s schemes should reach the eligible people including farmers right down to the grassroots level, which will improve their standard of living. The Central Government is dedicated towards this and will continue to do so. For the development of Northeast, the Central Government will continue to walk step by step and shoulder to shoulder with the States. It is necessary to transform agriculture into advanced farming for the benefit of the farmers in the country including the Northeast,” he said.

In the programme organised by the Central Institute of Horticulture (Medziphema, Dimapur), the chief guest Tomar said that if the Central and State Governments work together, then its results are bound to be good, and this is what is happening now.

“The North-East Region has been a victim of neglect for a long time and due to its remoteness, it became difficult to get the benefits of schemes here, but after becoming the Prime Minister, Modi has constantly paid attention to get enough funds for the development of the North-East, ensured the Union Ministers visit this region regularly, the Prime Minister himself also came here several times so that the problems of the region continue to be resolved by the Government of India,” he said.

Tomar said that the Central Government and