The Government of India has planned to launch an agri training programme in 593 villages under Modi’s ambitious scheme Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, to boost the agriculture sector in India. The training program will commence on July. The Agriculture Ministry is preparing guidelines for implementing the training program in each village adopted by the MPs of Parliament under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.
The center is planning to conduct field-level demonstrations on
- Organic farming
- Soil testing
- Agri-technologies
- Fertilizer Use
- Marketing Strategies
The National Centre of Organic Farming and Central Fertilizer Quality Control and Training Institute will conduct the training program for two days in each villages with the support from the respective state government.
Tidbits
- Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched by PM Modi on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan, on 11 October 2014.
- Under the scheme, every MP should adopt one village and turn the same to a model one.
- Under the scheme, Narendra Modi has adopted Jayapur village from his constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
GK Questions
- Who adopted Puttamraju vari Kandriga, a village in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh? Sachin Tendulkar.
- Name the Village adopted by Sonia Gandhi? Udwa, Rae Baereli, Uttar Pradesh.
- Name the Village adopted by Rahul Gandhi? Deeh, Amedhi, Uttar Pradesh.
