English
ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ, ਇਹ ਖਬਰ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਦੇਖੋ।
Delhi, 20 JAN 2024
Being a farmer is a matter of pride so is being son of farmer, I am one. Farmers are backbone of our country’s is economy and they contribute tirelessly painstakingly 27×7. Salutations to them! Our economy now is the 5th largest in the world and the farmers’ contribution is immense.
Boys and girls, this contribution of the farmer will get incremental with your contribution. You will change the landscape of agriculture, you will change the landscape of agriculture economy, you will change the landscape of agriculture marketing, you will change the landscape of value addition to agriculture produce, and therefore a bright future awaits you in Bharat in AmritKaal.
You are major stakeholders and most impactful foot soldiers to make Bharat Viksit @2047. You are the soldiers and I have no doubt, I am full of hope optimism and confidence, you will do it.
If the farmer is happy the nation is happy. Look at the immense pride of contribution of the farmers that since April, 2020, over 800 million people of this country are being fed, have been afforded food security and honourable Prime Minister has indicated for next 5 years also. Because there was a time when we had to import wheat now our farmer are so competent and capable
From this stand I would indicate to my young friends, boys and girls, you have to start a new chapter in agriculture economy. Agriculture produce happens to be the greatest market area. I would appeal to you to be influencers, inspire our farmers, their children should take to marketing of agriculture produces. If the farmer will be involved in the marketing of agriculture produce, farmer’s children will not be looking for the employment, instead they will be giving employment.
When I look around, very talented people from IIT, IIM top senior services are getting into marketing of milk, vegetables, organic grains. Why not the son of farmers, children of the farmers who are trained to deal with it right from their birth? They must get into it. We must learn add value to the agricultural produce.
But your need trained minds, discerning minds, extremely qualified minds to motivate society to do it, and that category is before me. You, boys and girls, have enormous potential. If you will look at the government policies, engage into startups, form clusters, take advantage of new cooperative mechanism and policies. You engage massively in warehousing.
Agriculture to the farmer is not a profession, agriculture to farmer is not a matter of livelihood, agriculture to the farmer is to make contribution to the society. क्योंकि जो अन्न देता है आपको, वह अन्नदाता होता है। We must always salute our farmers, we have to motivate our farmers. They are already adapting it and I am extremely happy and delighted that when the government started scheme PM KisanNidhi, one challenge was how the farmers receive money direct in their account? I am happy to inform that that more than 110 million farmers in the country are getting that money in their accounts three times in a year. It is a matter of pride for me not because the government is capable of doing it, but the farmers is capable of receiving it and that’s the big change.
When we take to other challenges such as ecology, climate change, I will appeal to every farmer in the country that they should engages in massive plantations, the farmers must grow vegetables in their backyard, the farmers must get technologically upgraded and the farmers must look to new sources of energy. I am delighted when I go countryside and find solar energy being harvested by the farmers extensively. It is the farmer who has to convey the message to the world – conserve water. As farmers conserve water by utilizing it optimally.
Boys and girls, let me tell you… – India is the shining star in global economy. It is the fastest growing large economy in the world today.
Every Bharatiya has contributed into it and the government policies have catalysed it. We are world reader in several aspects.
We must take pride in our exponential and phenomenal growth. never fear failure.
I will exhort, appeal and plead with young boys and girls, systematic manner Agriculture , I appeal to you to grab those.… sky is not the limit for you.
– You get into the groups. Indian Parliament , I will organise a separate event for you in parliament which will be addressed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research Scientist.
