India - PM to unveil Crop Insurance Scheme in MPs Sherpur

18.02.2016 334 views
Prime Ministser Narendra Modi is scheduled to formally unveil the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana during a Kisan Kalyan Mela tomorrow in neighbouring Sehore Districts Sherpur.
Mr Modi will reach Sehore town from Bhopal by helicopter in the afternoon and attend the programme from 1330-1430 hrs, an official statement said today. Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh is to deliver the welcome address. External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will address the event from 1338-1345 hrs and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from 1343-1348 hrs. Mines and Steel Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Partys state President Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan will be present on the occasion. Soil Health cards shall be distributed and benefit of crop insurance for kharif-2015 given to peasants from 1348-1352 hrs. The Premier will present the Krishi Karman Award 2013-14 trophy to the Chief Minister; state Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Gourishankar Chaturbhuj Bisen and the Chief Secretary. From 1352-1355 hrs, Mr Modi is to be conferred the Kisan Mitra and Kisan Hiteshi Samman by Mr Chouhan on behalf of Madhya Pradeshs farmers. The Premier will address the programme from 1355-1427 hrs. Mr Bisen is to propose a vote of thanks from 1427-1430 hrs. Mr Modi is scheduled to leave the venue at 1435 hrs by helicopter and reach Bhopal at 1505 hrs. Source - news.webindia123.com
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