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| Union MoS for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary takes stock of farmers’ problems | | Holds video conferencing with J&K BJP Kisan Morcha leaders | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 3: Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare of Government of India Kailash Choudhary held a video conference with J&K BJP Kisan Morcha leaders led by president Omi Khajuria to take stock of the problems being faced by the farmers of the Jammu and Kashmir during ongoing lockdown.
Sugunakar Rao and Shambhu Kumar, General Secretaries All India BJP Kisan Morcha also participated in video conferencing.
The team of BJP Kisan Morcha leaders highlighted the problems being faced by the farmers of J&K due to ongoing lockdown. Union Minister Kailash Choudhary gave a patient hearing to participants who presented their view point through virtual mode and were representing all the districts of J&K UT. The Minister, in his address to the BJP Kisan Morcha leaders, assured every possible help to the farmers of J&K UT.
The Minister also informed the participants about various schemes launched by the Central Government for the welfare of the people particularly the farmers. He also informed that for the immediate assistance to the farmers, mobile apps like “Kissan Rath App” which provides the opportunity to transport the agriculture produces, “FPO (Farmers Production Organization) App” have been launched. The Minister further informed the leaders that the government has extended special package of Rs 200 crores in agriculture sector. Due to Coronavirus and lockdown, the government has transferred about Rs 18000 crores directly in the account of farmers @ Rs 2000 per family. The Minister assured the BJP Kisan Morcha Team for timely solution of all the problems.
President Kissan Morcha J&K UT Omi Khajuria thanked MoS Kailash Choudhary for immediate measures taken for welfare of farmers during the lockdown.
Khajuria also appreciated various measures taken by UT and Central Government for welfare of farmers. He ex[pressed gratitude to the Central leadership for immediate decision regarding the transportation of various agricultural machines from outside states to Jammu Kashmir Union Territory. He further thanked Central leadership for timely payment of Rs 2000 in accounts of farmers under Kissan Scheme.
Other Kisan Morcha leaders who participated in Video Conferencing from Union Territory team included Raman Singh, Dr Jagadutt Sharma and Rohit Verma, General Secretaries; Sanjeev Sharma, Publicity Secretary; Sarfraz Hamid Rather, Spokesperson and Ankush Choudhary, Media Secretary.
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