CHARAN SINGH’S BIRTH ANNIV TO BE CELEBRATED AS KISAN SAMMAN DIWAS

LUCKNOW : The UP government will celebrate late Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh’s birth anniversary on December 23 as ‘Kisan Samman Diwas’, said a government statement on Tuesday. Farmers, who have made significant contributions to traditional farming and done some remarkable work in the field of agricultural diversification or horticulture farming, will be honoured on the occasion.

Under ‘Mission Shakti’, women farmers, who have done remarkable work in agriculture and the allied sector, will also be rewarded at the state and district levels. ‘Kisan Samman Diwas’ will be celebrated at the state, district and development block levels. The main event will be organised in Lucknow under the supervision of the divisional commissioner in the presence of CM Yogi Adityanath along with the agriculture minister and others, said the statement.

Agriculture director (UP) is the nodal officer for all the programmes, which will be organised on the occasion. Besides, agricultural universities will organise Kisan Goshthi and exhibitions at all Krishi Vigyan Kendras. For doing excellent work at the state level, three awards will be given under the category of organic farming/natural farming and farmer-producer organizations (FPO).

At the state level, three beneficiaries under the agriculture infrastructure fund (AIF), three scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) and three officers of the district doing important work for stubble management will also be honoured by the state government.