India, Dec. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on the occasion of the New Year, extended his heartfelt greetings and best wishes to the people of the country, especially farmers, workers, labourer brothers and sisters, and women, including 'Lakhpati Didis'. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the government is committed to building a strong foundation for a 'Viksit Bharat' (Developed India) by empowering villages, the poor, farmers, workers, youth and women.

In his New Year message, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that efforts would be intensified in the coming year to increase agricu...