Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to release the 19th instalment of PM KISAN from Bihar’s Bhagalpur, benefiting over 9.7 crore farmers with direct monetary transfer of Rs 22,000 crore. Ahead of PM Modi’s visit to Bhagalpur, the city has been decked up with special banana and makhana-themed gates. Many … Read more
Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited Bihar’s Darbhanga district on Sunday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Bhagalpur. He met with Makhana farmers, discussing challenges in farming and crop marketing. He listened to farmers’ concerns and assured government support for boosting Makhana cultivation and trade. The Union Minister … Read more
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) With the Finance Minister’s Union Budget announcing several bonanza and developmental projects for Bihar, the move has drawn praise from the state agriculture minister, who termed the setting up of the Makhana Board as a historic step. Bihar’s agriculture minister Mangal Pandey hailed the ‘gamechanger’ Makhana Board initiative and said that … Read more