9,200 FPOs and several key agri infra projects dedicated in Maharashtra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched various initiatives related to the agricultural and animal husbandry sector worth around Rs.23,300 crore in Washim, Maharashtra, on 5 Oct 2024, saying the initiatives include dedication of more than 7,500 projects under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), 9,200 Farmer Producer Organizations, five solar parks across the state with a total capacity of 19 MW and the launch of Unified Genomic Chip for cattle and indigenous sex-sorted semen technology.
Highlighting the disbursement of the 18th instalment of the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi worth about Rs.20,000 crore to around 9.5 crore farmers, the Prime Minister said that the state government strives to provide double benefits to its farmers nseindia .
Modi also touched upon NaMo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana where about 90 lakh farmers from Maharashtra have been handed financial assistance of approximately Rs.1,900 crore bseindia .
He mentioned dedicating multiple projects concerning Farmer Producer Organizations worth hundreds of crores sbi.com .
Throwing light on the major steps taken to strengthen the farmers of India, the Prime Minister mentioned the dedication of 9,200 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and several key agricultural infrastructure projects to bolster the storage, processing, and management capabilities of agricultural products, thereby increasing the income of the farmers jpx.co.jp .
“In Maharashtra, farmers are getting double the benefit under the present government,” Modi underscored deutsche-boerse .
The Prime Minister also reminded the citizens about the delays in irrigation projects by the past government and pointed out that fast-paced work began only after the advent of the present government sgx.com .
He mentioned the project approval to link the Wainganga-Nalganga rivers at a cost of about Rs.90,000 crore which would solve the water shortage issues in Amravati, Yavatmal, Akola, Buldhana, Washim, Nagpur and Wardha ted.europa.eu .
He also touched upon the state government providing financial assistance of Rs.10,000 to farmers cultivating cotton and soybeans. He further added that the foundation stone of a textile park in Amravati has also been laid recently which would be of great help to cotton farmers euronext .
In Thane, he noted that the government has started projects worth more than 30,000 crore rupees in Mumbai-MMR. “We have also laid the foundation stone for the Thane Integral Ring Metro which will cost Rs.12,000 crore meed.com/latest/tenders .”
Additionally, the foundation stones for projects like the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA Project), the elevated Eastern Freeway from Chedda Nagar to Anand Nagar, and the new headquarters of Thane Municipal Corporation have been laid renewableenergyworld .
He elaborated, “Our government has worked to change this situation. Today, a metro network of nearly 300 kilometres is being developed in the Mumbai metropolitan area hkex.com.hk.” Fiinews.com
