Govt expecting record foodgrain production Major boost for solar power

The government has estimated that the total foodgrains production during 2016-17 is to be around 272 million tonnes, an all time record. According to a note prepared by the agriculture ministry, which has been sent to the Prime Minister’s Office, it has been indicated that the steps like the National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, and the crop diversification programme coupled with In a major push to the NDA government’s pet solar energy initiative, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved doubling of capacity to 40,000 mw in solar parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects (UMSPP).

timely release of resources along with assignment of production targets, led to the bumper crop. Both the

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the enhancement of capacity from 20,000 MW to 40,000 MW of the Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects, official sources said.

NFSM and crop diversification programme were launched during the tenure of the previous UPA regime.