Jaipur, The
Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje said that agriculture and animal husbandry
were very important sectors for the state's economy. The state government was
committed for overall development of the farming and farmers. She said that the
farmers' hard work had resulted in remarkable progress despite adverse
circumstances for agriculture.
Smt. Raje was addressing
a pre-budget consultation meeting with the Zila Pramukhs, farmers and
representatives from the tribal region of the state. She said that the
government was also making efforts so that farmers get better prices for their
farm produce.
The Chief Minister said
that Rajasthan had 10% geographical area of the country, while it had only 1 %
of the total water resource. Keeping in view the importance of water, her
previous government started giving 20% additional subsidy from the state funds
for drip irrigation and took up this initiative as a mission. This resulted in
Rajasthan being counted as a leading state for efficient use of water for
irrigation, she added.
Smt. Raje informed that
a group of farmers was sent to Israel for training in agriculture and
horticulture techniques. This attracted the farmers towards agriculture, animal
husbandry and protected farming. Now, the farmers were adopting innovative
techniques every day, she pointed out.
The Chief Minister said
that an International Horticulture Innovation and Training Centre had been
established at Durgapura to get the farmers acquainted about new farming
techniques. Through this, the farmers were being trained for use of greenhouses
and protected farming. Production of flowers and vegetables had increased.
Setting up of a Directorate for Floriculture too had been initiated, she
observed.
Smt. Raje said that crop
diversification gave good results in the form of production of olive and dates.
This year an olive refinery too would be established in Bikaner. In Jaipur, a
world-class olive nursery too had been set up, which would provide 3 lakh
saplings to farmers on 75% subsidy, she stated.
The Chief Minister said
that a Centre of Excellence for Vegetables and Flowers had been set up at
Didhol village in Jaipur with the Isreali support. The state government had
also done an innovative experiment by installing solar water pump-sets in
government agriculture farms. This apart, Kisan Bhawans had been set-up to facilitate
farmers at district headquarters. In agriculture produce markets Kisan Kaleva Yojna had been started
to provide food at Rs 5 per plate, she informed.
Smt. Raje said that soil
health improvement, promotion of certified seed production and use, water
conservation and efficient and infrastructural improvement in agriculture were
the priorities of the state government. With this view, the budget procedures
had been made more inclusive. She called upon all the representatives to share their
experiences and ideas of welfare to guide the state government in order to have
special achievements in agriculture and animal husband
The Rural Development
and Panchayati Raj Minister Shri Gulab Chand Kataria, Tribal Area Development
Minister Shri Nand lal Meena, Agriculture Minister Shri Prabhulal Saini, Energy
Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Khinvsar, Cooperatives Minister Shri Ajay Singh,
Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and other senior officials
were also present in the meeting. The Principal Secretary (Finance) Shri
Subhash Garg proposed a vote of thanks.
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