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GOVT TO SET UP FIRST OF ITS
KIND MEGA FOOD PARK IN
PUNJAB AGRICULTURE MINISTER
INTERACTS WITH THE PUBLIC
THROUGH FACEBOOK LIVE
Mrs Harsimrat
Kaur Badal,
Union Minister
of Food
Processing
Industry laid
the foundation
stone for First Maize based
Mega Food Park in Kapurthala,
Punjab recently. Speaking on
the occasion Mrs Badal said that
Maize is an amazing cereal and
is an alternate to Jhona (paddy)
and Kanak (wheat). Maize is rich
in protein, provides nutritional
requirements that India needs and
Maize consumes much lesser water
and could contain the problem of
further water depletion. Union
Agriculture
and
Farmers
Welfare
Minister,
Mr Radha
Mohan Singh recently interacted
with the public through Facebook
Live. This interaction was organised
in coordination with the Ministry
of Information Bureau and Press
Information Bureau.
The Mega Food Park is being
developed by Sukhjit Mega Food
park & Infra Limited at village
Rehana Jattan, Phagwara, District
Kapurthala, Punjab. Mrs Badal also
said that there is an urgent need to
turn to Maize and our government
would relentlessly work to make
Maize as the third viable staple crop
of Punjab after Wheat and Rice and
growing of maize with enhanced
quality of seeds.
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The three departments of the
Agriculture Ministry participated
in the event. As per the statement
by the ministry officials, lakhs
of people watched this program
and asked questions from the
Minister who furnished the
audience with instant replies.
Several comments were put forward
even prior to the event using
#AskRadhaMohanSingh.
GOVT GIVES NOD TO
INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH
INSTITUTE AT VARANASI
The Union Cabinet chaired by the
Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi