CM, Union Agri Minister perform bhoomipujan of Agriculture College building in Panna
   Date :24-May-2023

CM, Union Agri Minister 
 
 
Staff Reporter
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar performed bhoomipujan for the building of Agriculture College, Panna on Tuesday. BJP State President and Member of Parliament, Vishnudutt Sharma, Agriculture Minister, Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Patel and Mineral Resource Minister, Brijesh Pratap Singh were especially present on this occasion. Vice-chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University, Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra welcomed all the dignitaries and briefed them about significant activities being carried out by JNAU in the field of agriculture education, research and extension.
Chief Minister Chouhan congratulated the gathering for new agriculture college in the State and appealed agricultural
students to highlight State’s banner in agricultural field by becoming efficient scientists. The Chief Minister immediately responded to the demand of Shejal, an agricultural student who daily travels 20 kms to attend her college, and instructed the officers concerned to prepare a hostel in the campus. Union Agriculture Minister Tomar said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Chouhan, the Central and State Governments tirelessly make efforts to ensure constant progress in the agricultural sector. Their continuous efforts have started bearing fruits. Previously, Punjab and Haryana used to dominate the agricultural sector in the country, now Madhya Pradesh is considered as one of the leading states in terms of agricultural development. MP also leads in the fields of organic and natural farming.
Tomar further added that established in 1964, JNAU renders special contribution in agricultural education research fields. Different departments of JNAU also displayed their agricultural products during the exhibition. The experts updated the visitors’ knowledge about seeds of different crops, Jawahar Organic Manure, medicinal plants and other technical details. Various activities of Centres of Agriculture Science were also highlighted during the exhibition.