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Odisha seeks Central aid at kharif meet
Orissa POST
|May 09, 2025
Bhubaneswar, May 8: Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo represented Odisha at the National Conference on Agriculture — Kharif Abhiyan 2025, held Thursday at the Rashtriya Krishi Vigyan Kendra in New Delhi.
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Addressing the gathering, Singh Deo urged the Centre to enhance support for pulses and oilseeds cultivation, revise guidelines under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, and integrate the PM-KISAN and CM-KISAN schemes. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chou-
han, who chaired the conference, acknowledged Odisha’s proposals and assured them due consideration.
This story is from the May 09, 2025 edition of Orissa POST.
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