Raipur, 24 November 2021. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel also visited the stalls set up by Agriculture and Allied Departments (Krishi Mela) in the program organized in the Agriculture College campus on the occasion of the launch of Chirag Yojana today and met the progressive farmers here. During this, distribution of beneficiary oriented material was also done under various schemes. Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Indira Gandhi Agricultural University has brought in the agricultural fair, be it threshing machine, small grain crop sowing machine, plow, bund making machine, kodo weeder, paddy weeder, cycle wheel, Bastar agricultural product display, various varieties of small grain crops Cashew processing center etc. were demonstrated. Various products by the Department of Fisheries, Coconut Development Board, Chhattisgarh State Rural Livelihood Mission (BIHAN), Harihar Bazar, Danex, Livestock Development Department, Horticulture Department, Agriculture Development and Agriculture Welfare and Biotechnology Department in Agriculture Madai, Agricultural machinery was demonstrated. Chief Minister Shri Baghel, Agriculture Minister Shri Ravindra Choubey and other dignitaries visited the stalls and also tasted the products made by farmers, women self-help groups, collection of minor forest produce, processing.
Bastar Agricultural Product Display
Mongri Scheme of Fisheries Department
During this, the Chief Minister distributed motor cycles cum ice boxes to 10 fish growers under the Mongri scheme of the Department of Fisheries and one piece each to 7 farmers and one women self-help group under Agricultural Engineering Bastar Division. did. He also inspected the crude oil processing machine. The Chief Minister praised the cashew of Bastar, coconut of Kondagaon, sweet potato of Narayanpur, Sitaphal of Kanker, Gourd of Sukma, Kumhada of Dantewada and Chickpea of Bijapur, displayed by the Horticulture Department. She tasted cookies made from ragi and encouraged women self-help to make specialty food and beverages from local products.
On this occasion Agriculture Minister Shri Ravindra Choubey, Industries Minister Shri Kawasi Lakhma, MP Bastar Deepak Baij, President of Bastar Area Tribal Development Authority Shri Lakheshwar Baghel, Vice President Shri Vikram Mandavi, Parliamentary Secretary Shri Rekhchand Jain, Chairman of Handicrafts Development Board Shri Chandan Kashyap. , MLA Dantewada Smt. Devati Karma, MLA Chitrakot Shri Rajman Benzam, Mayor Smt. Safira Sahu, Municipal Corporation President Smt. Kavita Sahu, Collector Shri Rajat Bansal, including dignitaries and other officials were present.
