Prime Minister Awards Rajasthan for Wheat Production

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi gave Krishi Karman Award to Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje for Rajasthan’s performance as the best state in wheat production. Rajasthan recieved the award for year 2014-15 for the highest productivity of wheat. A trophy, a certificate of appreciation and Rs. 2 crore cash is given for this award.

Prime Minister gave the award to the CM on Saturday during inauguration of Krishi Unnati Mela at the Indian Agriculture Research Institute, PUSA Campus in New Delhi. He also awarded two progressive farmers of the state Shri Bhakhra Ram of Jalore and Smt. Rampyari of Sawai Madhopur district with the Agriculture Minister’s Krishi Karman award. These farmers were given the certificates of appreciation along with Rs. 2 lakh each. State Agriculture Minister Shri Prabhu Lal Saini was also present on this occasion.

After receiving the award, Chief Minister Smt. Raje said that farmers of Rajasthan should be given credit for this. “Hard work and progressive thinking of the farmers won this achievement in agriculture production,” she said. She thanked the cultivators of entire Rajasthan for their contribution to the state’s achievement. She also congratulated the award winning farmers for their success.

Agriculture Minister Shri Prabhu Lal Saini told that Rajasthan performed as the best in wheat production by harvesting 98.24 lakh tonnes of wheat in 33.18 lakh hectares of land with average productivity of 2961 kilograms per hectare. This production is a record of the highest production in the country, he said. Shri Saini said that during Rabi season of 2014-15, Shri Bhakhraram of village Padardi in Jalore district produced wheat with per hectare productivity of 88.72 quintals and Smt. Rampyari of village Bamanwas in Sawai Madhopur with wheat productivity of 59.20 quintals per hectare. He hoped that other farmers would also get inspiration from them.

Jaipur, 19 March 2016