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The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called for revolutionary changes in agriculture. He stressed that the schemes for this should be in joint with ground realities to ensure actual benefits thereof to the farmers. He said that efforts should be made right now to set ambitious targets and to achieve them within a time limit. Chouhan undertook quarterly review of agriculture and cooperative departments at Mantralaya today.
The Chief Minister underlined the most important role of farm sector to change the development scenario for the better and called for result-oriented functioning.
The Chief Minister particularly directed the officers to ensure that farmers are not required to run from pillar to post to get benefits of government schemes. For this, campaigns should be launched to select the beneficiaries and to distribute grants, equipments and assistance through Krishi Melas.
Chouhan emphasized the need for greater efforts in the field of research and said that there should be interface with agriculture universities to find solutions to pest problems and for development of new breeds.
The Chief Minister directed for beforehand arrangements of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and farm equipments for their timely supply to farmers. He directed to deal the sellers of substandard and fake farm inputs with a firm hand and to ensure strictest punishment to them.
The Chief Minister said that the departmental schemes and programmes should be framed and implemented as per crop patterns. He stressed on planning as per requirement of rabi and kharif crops for availability of inputs.
Cooperative Sector
While reviewing the progress of the various programmes of cooperative sector the Chief Minister directed to make more comprehensive the training programmes of the cooperative department. He said that training improves the efficiency adding that regular training programmes should be organized for officers and field staff from time to time. For this a proper module must be prepared.
The Chief Minister said that the efficiency of land development banks should be regularly assessed. These should be made more useful for the people and the proposals received for this should be closely examined. He also called for relevance of schemes.
Prominent among those present at the meeting included the Minister for Agriculture Ramkrishan Kusmaria; Chief Secretary Avani Vaish; Additional Chief Secretary and Production Commissioner R. Parashuram; Principal Secretary, Agriculture M.M. Upadhyaya; Principal Secretary Finance G.P. Simhal; Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Deepak Khandekar ; OSD Kokam Singh; Commissioner, Public Relations Rakesh Shrivastava; Commissioner Mandi Ajat Shatru and other senior officers concerned.
The Chief Minister underlined the most important role of farm sector to change the development scenario for the better and called for result-oriented functioning.
The Chief Minister particularly directed the officers to ensure that farmers are not required to run from pillar to post to get benefits of government schemes. For this, campaigns should be launched to select the beneficiaries and to distribute grants, equipments and assistance through Krishi Melas.
Chouhan emphasized the need for greater efforts in the field of research and said that there should be interface with agriculture universities to find solutions to pest problems and for development of new breeds.
The Chief Minister directed for beforehand arrangements of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and farm equipments for their timely supply to farmers. He directed to deal the sellers of substandard and fake farm inputs with a firm hand and to ensure strictest punishment to them.
The Chief Minister said that the departmental schemes and programmes should be framed and implemented as per crop patterns. He stressed on planning as per requirement of rabi and kharif crops for availability of inputs.
Cooperative Sector
While reviewing the progress of the various programmes of cooperative sector the Chief Minister directed to make more comprehensive the training programmes of the cooperative department. He said that training improves the efficiency adding that regular training programmes should be organized for officers and field staff from time to time. For this a proper module must be prepared.
The Chief Minister said that the efficiency of land development banks should be regularly assessed. These should be made more useful for the people and the proposals received for this should be closely examined. He also called for relevance of schemes.
Prominent among those present at the meeting included the Minister for Agriculture Ramkrishan Kusmaria; Chief Secretary Avani Vaish; Additional Chief Secretary and Production Commissioner R. Parashuram; Principal Secretary, Agriculture M.M. Upadhyaya; Principal Secretary Finance G.P. Simhal; Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Deepak Khandekar ; OSD Kokam Singh; Commissioner, Public Relations Rakesh Shrivastava; Commissioner Mandi Ajat Shatru and other senior officers concerned.
