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

Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, extended his heartfelt greetings and best wishes to the countrymen, especially farmers, workers, laborers, and women, including the brothers and sisters of the Lakhpati Didi (millionaire sisters), on the occasion of the New Year. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the government is determined to lay a strong foundation for a developed India by empowering villages, the poor, farmers, laborers, youth, and women.

In his message, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated that in the new year, efforts will be intensified to increase agricultural prod...