Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that India's food grain production has increased by approximately 44 percent in the last ten years

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that India's food grain production has increased by approximately 44 percent in the last ten years

¨     Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that India's food grain production has increased by approximately 44 percent in the last ten years.

¨     India has set a new record in grain production. Total production has reached approximately 357 million tons.

¨     India has become the world's largest rice producer. The country has surpassed China in rice production.

¨     Pulse production in India has also increased significantly, from 19 million tons to approximately 26 million tons.

¨     The government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Yojana.

¨     This scheme aims to ensure balanced growth in food grain production.

¨     It is being implemented in 100 districts across the country.

¨     He said that the West Bengal government has not implemented this scheme.

¨     Four districts of the state were selected under the program.

¨     These districts are Purulia, Darjeeling, Alipurduar, and Jhargram.

¨  The program aims to support farmers in these districts and also aims to increase agricultural production.

¨     The central government provided fertilizer subsidies last year. The subsidy amount was approximately Rs 1.86 lakh crore.