Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the Central Government is committed to procure tur, Urad and Masur at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to ensure crop diversification and achieve self-sufficiency in pulse production.
Meanwhile, Office of Nitin Gadkari said in a post on X, "The bridge that collapsed in Araria, Bihar was not constructed under the Central Road Transport Ministry. Its work was going on under the Rural Development Ministry of the Bihar Government."
Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday resigned as the MLA from his traditional Budhni seat in Madhya Pradesh, days after getting elected to the Lok Sabha from Vidisha in the state.
Chouhan had assumed charge of Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Cabinet on June 11. He has also been given the charge of the Ministry of Rural Development. The senior BJP leader became the Union cabinet minister for the first time in h
In what appears to be a significant step to mitigate the financial impact of floods, the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) has carried out multiple surveys to prepare maps of flood-prone areas so that local communities can be readied to tackle emergencies.
Soon after assuming charge as the Union Minister of Rural Development in the "Modi 3.0" cabinet, BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that rural development is the priority of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who took oath as Union Cabinet Minister on Sunday at the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, is the new Union Agriculture Minister and Rural Development Minister in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government.
After attending the tea meeting at Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's residence, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh thanked Narendra Modi and said that every department is important.
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister of Himachal Pradesh government, Anirudh Singh hit out at the leader of opposition Jai Ram Thakur and alleged that he is filled with ego and is daydreaming about toppling the government.
"I was called today as well and so I have come," Alam said speaking to reporters before entering the ED office. The Rural Development Minister was interrogated by the ED for about 10 hours on Tuesday.