Agartala, November 03, 2022: Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday said that the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has plans to set up knowledge acquisition centers in 83 places across the state for the benefit of farmers.
Chief Minister Dr Saha inaugurated the “Krishak Gyanarjon Kendra” (Farmers’ Knowledge Centre) and distribution of various supporting materials among the farmers under the initiative of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare department’s Dukli Agricultural Division at Sekerkote in West Tripura district on Thursday morning.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Dr Saha said the people are presently watching the work of government in the state and so much work has been done under the current government that it is now difficult to figure out the time to inaugurate it.
He claimed that the present government of the state is pragmatic in nature as the government is working in such a direction where people can feel it as their own government. “The farmers of the area will get a chance to benefit in a big way through regular counseling and training from the ‘Krishak Gyanarjon Kendra’ built here through the ‘Rashtriya Krishi Bikash Yojana’ spending about Rs 45 lakh,” he added.
The Chief Minister also said that the Prime Minister of the country Narendra Modi is also constantly taking various initiatives for the overall welfare of the farmers. He has taken initiative to double the income of farmers. In Tripura, the average income of farmers in the financial year 2015-16 was Rs 6,500, but it has increased to around Rs 13,000 at present. He said that the role of farmers is immense in building a self-reliant India and a self-reliant Tripura.
West Tripura Zilla Parishad Sabhadipati Antara Sarkar Deb also spoke on the occasion. Secretary of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department Apurba Roy, Director Sharadindu Das, Director of Parks and Land Conservation Department Dr Fanibhushan Jamatia and prominent people of the area were present. Four farmers were given soil health cards, one was given a power tiller and the other was given a pump set.
