Strengthen agriculture and allied sector for overall development of Country : CM urges GOI

SRI MUKTSAR SAHIB : Terming agriculture as the backbone of Indian economy, the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Government of India to strengthen the agriculture and its allied sector for giving major fillip to overall fiscal health of the country.
Addressing the gathering here during the eighth national livestock championship and expo here at Guru Gobind Singh stadium, the Chief Minister said that Indian economy was agrarian in nature as more than 60% people were directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture. He said that even majority of industry was also dependent on it for raw material and other inputs. Henceforth,Badal said that it was the need of the hour to strengthen the agriculture and allied sector for making India a prosperous, healthy and advanced nation.Recalling the stellar role played by Punjab in development of the country, the Chief Minister said that earlier despite of around two percent area the hard working and resilient farmers of the state has made the country self reliant in food production by bringing Green revolution. He said that now the farmers of state were on threshold of ushering an era of white revolution by contributing a major chunk of milk at national level. It is a matter of great pride and satisfaction that despite of having two percent cows/buffaloes our farmers were contributing 10% of total milk production in the country.