Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday said his ministry would propose two national schemes “to give an impetus to the dying agricultural practice” in the country.
Addressing the media, Mr. Singh said, “There is 14 crore hectares of agricultural land in India, of which only 44 per cent in under irrigation.”
Mr. Singh said that Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana would be introduced so that more agricultural land is irrigated.
Talking about the plight of small and marginal farmers he said that most of them were leaving the agricultural practice because of the uncertainty over the produce and returns.
“We shall try to introduce Krishi Amdani Beema Yojana so that the farmers don’t bear any financial burden if their produce gets destroyed due to unexpected weather or for any other reason.”
In the Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates won all five seats in the State.
However, none of the five MPs have found representation in the Union Cabinet.
During his first visit to the State after being appointed as the Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Singh, who was also incharge of the BJP’s State unit, said that Uttarakhand was a priority State for the Centre.
