New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that PM Modi led regime is committed to comprehensive development of farmers.
While replying to questions raised by Members of Parliament Chouhan told Rajya Sabha that the government, led by PM Modi, is not in power for the sake of authority, but for the comprehensive development of farmers, India's villages and the poor. The Union Minister emphasised that a farmer is not merely an 'annadata' (food provider) but a 'jeevandata' (life giver) - "not God, but certainly no less than God". With this conviction, policies such as the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Minimum Support Price (MSP), Self-Reliance in...