Need to start professional courses in agro-technology Kalraj Mishra \
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Need to start professional courses in agro-technology Kalraj Mishra

20-Dec-2021
Jaipur Dec 20 PTI Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday stressed the need to start professional courses in the field of agro-technology saying it will help generate employment and meet global requirements of the agriculture sector Governor Mishra said this addressing the 15th convocation of Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology at Vivekananda Auditorium of Sukhadia University on the first day of his three-day stay in Udaipur He said the interest of the youth in agriculture education is increasing rapidly which is a good sign Courses related to agriculture management cooperatives and agricultural marketing should be run by the universities he said The governor said there is a need to promote inter-faculty research by linking research in the field of medicine science and technology with the needs of agriculture The Governor said many countries have successfully adopted digital technology to revolutionise agriculture but its use in India is still in its infancy He called upon the agricultural universities to come forward for research and development in this direction He said there is also a need to encourage farmers to register themselves on e-marketing platforms Earlier Mishra presented degrees and medals to the students Megha Mishra was awarded the Chancellors Gold Medal for securing the degree with the highest marks in MTech Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Lalchand Kataria in his address highlighted important works done by the state government in the field of agriculture and farmers welfare PTI AG RDK RDK
20-Dec-2021 National
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Fulfilled 87 of announcements made in last 3 budgets Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot \
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Fulfilled 87 of announcements made in last 3 budgets Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

18-Dec-2021
Jaipur Dec 18 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday claimed that his government has fulfilled 87 per cent of its announcements made in the last three budgets and successfully realised the basic mantra of good governanceOn the occasion of completion of three years of Congress government Gehlot laid foundation stones and inaugurated 2512 development projects worth Rs 13195 crore at the state-level function organised at the chief ministers residence hereAddressing the programme he claimed that by giving the Congress election manifesto a form of a policy document 70 per cent of the promises made in it have been fulfilledThe implementation of 87 per cent of the announcements in the last three budgets shows the stupendous achievement of our government despite all the adversities including the Covid pandemic a major fall in revenue and other economic challenges the chief minister saidHe said the government has implemented the Mukhyamantri Kisan Mitra Urja Yojna due to which lakhs of farmers of the state are getting a subsidy of up to Rs 12000 per annum on electricity billsWith this scheme the electricity bill of about three lakh farmers has become zero At the same time an initiative to open English medium schools was taken to provide quality education to children Gehlot said Stressing that the Union government has a big role in the development of the states the chief minister appealed to the Center to make the states financially empoweredAt the programme Urban Development Minister Shanti Dhariwal said Rajasthan is touching new dimensions of development despite limited resources under the far-reaching thinking and efficient leadership of chief minister Ashok GehlotAgriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Lalchand Kataria said the government has left no stone unturned to live up to the trust reposed by the public in the state government PTI AG NSD NSD
18-Dec-2021 National
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