PRADAN MANTRI KISAN SAMRUDDHI KENDRAS

• Launches Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan UrvarakPariyojana – One Nation One Fertiliser
  Dr Mansukh Mandaviya says PM has always worked with ‘Total Approach’ for Agriculture sector
• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated PM KisanSammanSammelan 2022 at Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi today.
• The Prime Minister also inaugurated 600 Pradhan Mantri KisanSamruddhiKendras (PMKSK) under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers.
• Furthermore, the Prime Minister also launched Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan UrvarakPariyojana – One Nation One Fertiliser.
• During the event, the Prime Minister also released the 12th instalment amount of Rs. 16,000 crores under the Pradhan Mantri KisanSamman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) through Direct Benefit Transfer.
• The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Agri Startup Conclave and Exhibition.
• During the event, the Prime Minister also launched ‘Indian Edge’, an e-magazine on fertiliser. Shri Modi took a walkthrough of Theme Pavilion of Startup Exhibition and inspected the products on display.
• Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister started by acknowledging the presence of Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan in one premise, and said that we can see the live form of this mantra here today.
• He further elaborated that KisanSammelan is a means to make the lives of farmers easier, boost their capability and promote advanced agricultural techniques.
• Highlighting the steps that have immensely benefited the hardworking farmers, the Prime Minister remarked that India is rapidly moving towards self-sufficiency in liquid nano urea production.
• “Nano Urea is a medium to produce more with less cost. Stating its benefits, the Prime Minister said that a sack full of urea can now be replaced by a single bottle of nano urea.
• The Prime Minister mentioned two new measures in the fertiliser reform story of India. Firstly, a campaign is being initiated today to develop more than 3.25 lakh fertiliser shops across the country as Pradhan Mantri KisanSamruddhiKendras.
• These will be centres where farmers can buy not only fertilisers and seeds but also implement soil testing and avail useful information about farming techniques.
• Secondly, with One Nation, One Fertiliser, the farmer is going to get rid of all kinds of confusion about the quality of the fertiliser and its availability.
• The Prime Minister also launched Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan UrvarakPariyojana – One Nation One Fertiliser. Under the scheme, Prime Minister launched Bharat Urea Bags, which will help companies market fertilisers under the single brand name ‘Bharat’.

SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB