Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate a two-day event titled “PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022” on Monday (17th October 2022) at Mela Ground, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi. On this occasion, Modi will release Rs. 16,000 Crores under the PM-KISAN flagship scheme as 12th instalment through Direct Benefit Transfer.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Agri Start-up Conclave and Exhibition. He will also inaugurate 600 PM Kisan Samruddhi Kendras (PM-KSK) of Union Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers and will launch Bharat Urea Bags, India’s biggest move in fertilizers-One Nation One Fertilizer Scheme for Farmers.
Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed that through “PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022” PM will address crores of farmers, Agri Start-ups, Researchers, Policymakers, Bankers and other stakeholders. The event will bring farmers and Agri Start-ups on the same platform.
More than one crore farmers will virtually join this event. 732 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), 75 ICAR Institutes, 75 State Agricultural Universities, 600 PM Kisan Centres, 50,000 Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, and 2 Lakh Community Service Centers (CSCs) will also attend the event virtually.
Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Bhagwanth Khuba and Ministers of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Kailash Choudhary and Ms Shobha Karandlaje will join the inaugural function.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Agri Startup Conclave and Exhibition. About 300 start-ups will showcase their innovation related to Precision Farming, Post-Harvest & Value Add Solutions, Allied Agriculture, Waste to Wealth, Mechanization for Small Farmers, Supply Chain Management & Agri-Logistic on the first day. Around 1500 start-ups will participate in the Sammelan. This platform would facilitate startups to interact with farmers, FPO, Agri-expert, and Corporates etc.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the 600 PM Kisan Samruddhi Kendras (PM-KSK) of the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers. At present there are around 2.7 Lakh fertilizer retail shops in the country at village, sub-district/ sub-division/ taluk and district levels. They are company managed, co-operative shops or retailed to private dealers.
The Prime Minister will also launch India’s biggest move in fertilizers— One Nation One Fertilizer (ONOF). The Government of India is making it mandatory for fertiliser companies to market their goods under the brand name “Bharat” to standardize fertiliser brands across the nation irrespective of the company that manufactures it. It may be “Bharat Urea, Bharat DAP, Bharat MOP, and Bharat NPK.
The PM will also launch Indian Edge, an international weekly fertilizer e-magazine during the event. It will provide information on domestic & international fertilizer scenarios including recent developments, price trends analysis, availability & consumption including Success stories of farmers.