Union minister for agriculture and farmers' welfare - Latest News Update, Information, Photos & Videos on Union minister for agriculture and farmers' welfare at Lokmat Times

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday welcomed the 65 per cent increase in MGNREGS allocations to provide jobs to migrant labourers returning to their homes in rural areas amid the coronavirus crisis.He also expressed his gratitude in this regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who had earlier announced an additional Rs 40,000 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).Rs 61,500 crore has been allocated under the MGNREGS in the 2020-21 fiscal. The new allocation is additional."The Narendra Modi government is taking full care of villages, poor and farmers. The additional allocation will help the rural labourers by generating 300 crore man days of work. The migrants returning home will thus benefit," Tomar said.A few days ago, state agricultural ministers had urged Tomar during a videoconference to emphasise on water conservation and strengthening of rural infrastructure to boost village economy.( With inputs from IANS )

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Trump Tarrifs

Tahawwur Rana

IPL 2025

CM Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai Local

Weather Update

Union Minister For Agriculture And Farmers' WelfareFOLLOW

Union minister for agriculture and farmers' welfare, Latest News

Politics :Oil seeds production target not met in last 3 years

July 21, New Delhi The production target for oil seeds and the area expansion target for oil palm ... ...

Politics :All eligible beneficiaries under PM-Kisan should be covered: Tomar

New Delhi, Feb 24 Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, on Wednesday urged the ... ...

Business :Tomar hails increase in MGNREGS allocation

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday welcomed the 65 per cent increase in ... ...